Side-by-side distribution
New York
$160,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 75.6%
- Live roles
- 20,802
Washington
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 69.3%
- Live roles
- 5,940
Highest-paying jobs
Director, Client Services
Sr. Business Development Leader - S&T Market
Performance Marketing Manager
Chief Legal Officer (CLO) ($1M-$5M salary)
Revenue Leader, Brand Partnerships
Senior Staff Frontend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Senior Staff Backend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Highest-paying jobs
Project Coordinator 1
Director of Development
Account Executive
SVP, Public Affairs
Managing Director, US Market Access
Managing Director, Digital Strategy
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Vice President of Enterprise Sales, East
Psychiatrist (MD / DO)
VP, Sales - GovTech (CLEAR1 - B2B)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing
|
$141,440 | 310 |
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 285 |
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 223 |
Brex
|
$187,081 | 204 |
Oscar Health
|
$151,700 | 196 |
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
|
$36,400 | 184 |
CoreWeave
|
$203,500 | 178 |
DoorDash USA
|
$139,500 | 175 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 263 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$148,400 | 251 |
Esri
|
$129,740 | 184 |
| AX Axon | $185,250 | 97 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 94 |
|
Okta
|
$214,000 | 86 |
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 70 |
Palantir
|
$140,000 | 64 |
Highest-paying roles in New York
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $205,000 | 2,599 |
| DevOps | $191,850 | 316 |
| Data Scientist | $190,975 | 234 |
| UX Designer | $172,500 | 121 |
| Recruiter | $170,000 | 1,798 |
| Product Manager | $165,350 | 3,392 |
| Customer Success | $165,000 | 3,669 |
| Sales | $162,500 | 5,318 |
| Marketing Manager | $144,000 | 2,011 |
| Project Manager | $133,000 | 1,492 |
Highest-paying roles in Washington
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $180,000 | 44 |
| Software Engineer | $179,000 | 789 |
| UX Designer | $170,500 | 25 |
| Product Manager | $164,850 | 630 |
| Customer Success | $155,805 | 1,026 |
| Recruiter | $155,400 | 566 |
| DevOps | $151,800 | 192 |
| Sales | $150,000 | 1,068 |
| Nurse | $149,475 | 66 |
| Project Manager | $140,500 | 379 |
New York vs Washington: which pays more?
The median for New York is $160,000 per year (typically $105,000–$212,500), versus $150,000 for Washington ($100,000–$193,000). That puts New York about 7% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so New York and Washington are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.