November 2025 New York IT, Tech and AI Salary & Contractor Rates

Job Title Yearly Salary
Low		 Yearly Salary
Median		 Yearly Salary
High 		 Low Contractor Rate Medium Daily Rate High Daily Rate  
ITIL & Operational Support Roles              
1st Line Support (Service Desk Analyst) $55,000 $70,000 $90,000 $280 $380 $500  
2nd Line Support $65,000 $85,000 $110,000 $350 $480 $650  
3rd Line Support $80,000 $105,000 $135,000 $450 $580 $800  
IT Support Manager $105,000 $135,000 $170,000 $550 $750 $950  
Service Delivery Manager $115,000 $145,000 $185,000 $600 $800 $1,100  
IT Manager $110,000 $140,000 $175,000 $550 $750 $980  
Change Manager (ITIL) $115,000 $148,000 $188,000 $600 $820 $1,100  
Incident Manager (ITIL) $105,000 $135,000 $170,000 $550 $750 $950  
Problem Manager (ITIL) $110,000 $140,000 $175,000 $580 $780 $1,000  
Service Desk Team Leader $80,000 $105,000 $130,000 $450 $580 $750  
               
Architecture & Specialists (Cloud, Data, Enterprise) Yearly Salary
Low 		 Yearly Salary
Median 		 Yearly Salary
High 		 Contractor Day Rate Low  Contractor Day Rate
Median 
Contractor Day Rate High 
  
Enterprise Architect $180,000 $225,000 $290,000 $1,100 $1,400 $1,900  
Solution Architect $165,000 $205,000 $260,000 $1,000 $1,250 $1,700  
Cloud Architect $160,000 $200,000 $250,000 $950 $1,200 $1,650  
Infrastructure Architect $150,000 $185,000 $230,000 $850 $1,100 $1,500  
Data Architect $165,000 $210,000 $275,000 $1,000 $1,300 $1,800  
Security Architect $170,000 $215,000 $270,000 $1,050 $1,350 $1,800  
Technical Architect $160,000 $200,000 $255,000 $950 $1,200 $1,650  
Service Architect $155,000 $190,000 $240,000 $900 $1,150 $1,550  
               
Management & Leadership Roles
(C-Suite, Director, Head of)		 Yearly Salary
Low 		 Yearly Salary
Median 		 Yearly Salary
High 		 Contractor Day Rate Low  Contractor Day Rate
Median 
Contractor Day Rate High 
  
Chief Transformation Officer (CTRO) $290,000 $345,000 $450,000 $1,500 $1,850 $2,500  
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) $275,000 $330,000 $430,000 $1,450 $1,800 $2,400  
Chief Information Officer (CIO) $330,000 $370,000 $480,000 $1,600 $2,000 $2,700  
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) $260,000 $310,000 $410,000 $1,350 $1,700 $2,300  
Director of IT $190,000 $235,000 $290,000 $900 $1,200 $1,600  
IT Director $190,000 $235,000 $290,000 $900 $1,200 $1,600  
Digital Transformation Director $205,000 $260,000 $330,000 $1,100 $1,400 $1,850  
Head of IT $180,000 $215,000 $270,000 $850 $1,100 $1,450  
Head of Infrastructure $175,000 $210,000 $265,000 $800 $1,050 $1,400  
Head of Cyber Security $185,000 $225,000 $285,000 $900 $1,150 $1,500  
Head of Architecture $210,000 $270,000 $350,000 $1,200 $1,500 $2,000  
               
Data, Business & Project Roles Yearly Salary
Low 		 Yearly Salary
Median 		 Yearly Salary
High 		 Contractor Day Rate Low  Contractor Day Rate
Median 
Contractor Day Rate High 
  
Data Scientist $140,000 $180,000 $230,000 $750 $1,000 $1,300  
Data Analyst $85,000 $110,000 $140,000 $450 $600 $800  
Business Analyst (IT/Tech) $90,000 $115,000 $145,000 $500 $650 $850  
IT Project Manager $120,000 $155,000 $190,000 $650 $850 $1,100  
IT Programme Manager $150,000 $190,000 $240,000 $800 $1,100 $1,450  
Scrum Master $115,000 $145,000 $185,000 $600 $800 $1,100  
Product Owner $125,000 $160,000 $205,000 $680 $900 $1,200  
AI Product Manager $145,000 $185,000 $240,000 $800 $1,100 $1,450  
QA/Test Analyst $85,000 $110,000 $140,000 $450 $600 $800  
Security Analyst $100,000 $130,000 $165,000 $550 $700 $950  
Risk & Compliance Analyst $105,000 $135,000 $170,000 $580 $750 $980  
Governance Manager $130,000 $165,000 $210,000 $700 $900 $1,200  
               
Engineering & Technical Delivery Roles Yearly Salary
Low 		 Yearly Salary
Median 		 Yearly Salary
High 		 Contractor Day Rate Low  Contractor Day Rate
Median 
Contractor Day Rate High 
  
Cloud Engineer $125,000 $155,000 $190,000 $650 $850 $1,100  
DevOps Engineer $130,000 $165,000 $210,000 $700 $950 $1,250  
Infrastructure Engineer $105,000 $135,000 $170,000 $550 $750 $950  
Cyber Security Engineer $135,000 $170,000 $215,000 $750 $1,000 $1,300  
Network Engineer $100,000 $130,000 $165,000 $500 $700 $900  
Systems Engineer $110,000 $140,000 $180,000 $550 $780 $1,050  
AI Engineer $150,000 $190,000 $250,000 $850 $1,150 $1,550  
Machine Learning Engineer $145,000 $185,000 $240,000 $800 $1,100 $1,500  
Data Engineer $135,000 $170,000 $220,000 $750 $1,000 $1,350  
Data Warehouse Developer $115,000 $145,000 $185,000 $600 $800 $1,100  
Database Administrator (DBA) $110,000 $140,000 $175,000 $600 $780 $1,000  
Software Developer (.NET, Java, Python) $120,000 $155,000 $200,000 $650 $850 $1,150  
Back-End Developer $125,000 $160,000 $205,000 $680 $880 $1,180  
Front-End Developer $115,000 $145,000 $190,000 $600 $800 $1,100  
Full-Stack Developer $135,000 $175,000 $225,000 $750 $1,000 $1,350  
MLOps Engineer $140,000 $180,000 $235,000 $780 $1,050 $1,400  
NLP Engineer $145,000 $185,000 $240,000 $800 $1,100 $1,500  

 

 

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