Side-by-side distribution
New York State
$160,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 75.5%
- Live roles
- 20,707
Seattle
$179,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 76.9%
- Live roles
- 3,265
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
Paid Search/SEO Manager
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)
Highest-paying jobs
Education Market Leader I
S&T Market Leader I
Mid-Market Customer Success Manager, North America
Account Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Research Engineer, Visual Knowledge Work
Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Performance Engineer, Inference Systems
Research Engineer, Computer Use
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 296 |
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing
|
$141,440 | 295 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 220 |
Brex
|
$195,632 | 194 |
Oscar Health
|
$145,600 | 193 |
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
|
$36,400 | 184 |
CoreWeave
|
$203,500 | 174 |
DoorDash USA
|
$139,500 | 173 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 256 |
|
Brex
|
$216,000 | 146 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 119 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 119 |
|
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 111 |
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 71 |
| AX Axon | $185,250 | 61 |
DigitalOcean
|
$189,000 | 54 |
Highest-paying roles in New York State
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $204,875 | 2,590 |
| Data Scientist | $195,000 | 233 |
| DevOps | $190,500 | 315 |
| Recruiter | $173,250 | 1,895 |
| UX Designer | $172,800 | 120 |
| Product Manager | $165,000 | 3,317 |
| Customer Success | $165,000 | 3,649 |
| Sales | $162,500 | 5,310 |
| Marketing Manager | $144,500 | 1,996 |
| Project Manager | $133,130 | 1,486 |
Highest-paying roles in Seattle
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $207,900 | 829 |
| Data Scientist | $193,000 | 65 |
| DevOps | $192,500 | 81 |
| UX Designer | $180,000 | 29 |
| Sales | $180,000 | 719 |
| Product Manager | $176,400 | 607 |
| Recruiter | $168,935 | 319 |
| Customer Success | $167,500 | 631 |
| Project Manager | $158,400 | 221 |
| Marketing Manager | $149,499 | 245 |
New York State vs Seattle: which pays more?
The median for New York State is $160,000 per year (typically $105,000–$211,819), versus $179,000 for Seattle ($130,605–$225,000). That puts Seattle about 12% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so New York State and Seattle 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.