What data jobs pay in New York

Machine learning engineer postings in New York state the most, a median base salary of $215K. From 917 data job postings that listed a pay range in the last year.
Machine learning engineer89 postings
$215K
Data leadership294 postings
$196K
Data engineer138 postings
$186K
Data scientist313 postings
$168K
Data analyst83 postings
$130K
Middle half of postingsMedian

Hiring in New York right now

Open data jobs on employers' own hiring pages, checked daily.

1,283
open data jobs
416
employers hiring
223
new in the last 7 days

The step up from senior

Staff and principal data scientist postings in New York state $64K more than senior ones. Median stated base for each level.

Data scientist

$175K$239K

Senior from 81 postings, staff and above from 38

Machine learning engineer

$215K$265K

Senior from 27 postings, staff and above from 10

Data engineer

$187K$227K

Senior from 40 postings, staff and above from 18

Who pays the most

Median stated base across each employer's New York data postings. Of 123 employers with four or more postings that listed pay, these state the most.

  1. 1Tenex4 postings with pay$295K
  2. 2Suno6 postings with pay$270K
  3. 3Polymarket17 postings with pay$250K
  4. 4Headway13 postings with pay$239K
  5. 5Rogo6 postings with pay$231K
  6. 6Plaid16 postings with pay$227K
  7. 7Confido15 postings with pay$225K
  8. 8Mirage4 postings with pay$225K

New York and San Francisco side by side

San Francisco postings state more for every role both cities have enough postings to compare.

New YorkSan Francisco
$215K
Machine learning engineerSan Francisco 13% higher
$243K
$196K
Data leadershipSan Francisco 29% higher
$253K
$186K
Data engineerSan Francisco 15% higher
$215K
$168K
Data scientistSan Francisco 28% higher
$215K

What data jobs pay in San Francisco

Find your next one

1,283 data jobs in New York, newest first. Every one links to the employer's own posting.

357 hybrid65 remote861 on-site or not stated

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Common questions

What does a machine learning engineer make in New York?

Machine learning engineer postings in New York stated a median base salary of $215K in the last year. The middle half stated $179K to $254K, across 89 postings with a pay range.

What do data leaders make in New York?

Data leadership postings in New York stated a median base salary of $196K in the last year. The middle half stated $156K to $235K, across 294 postings with a pay range.

What does a data engineer make in New York?

Data engineer postings in New York stated a median base salary of $186K in the last year. The middle half stated $148K to $220K, across 138 postings with a pay range.

Why are these figures lower than Levels.fyi or Glassdoor?

Those sites show pay that people report, often including stock and bonus. We show the base salary employers state in their own job postings, which is lower but covers every employer that posts a range, and each figure comes with jobs you can apply to today.

Base pay that employers stated in their own New York postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per employer and title, at the midpoint of each range. Actual offers can differ. A role needs 40 postings with pay before it appears. Updated . How we count