New York · 2025–2026 pay · 2,375 people
How much are engineers, architects and drafters paid in New York?
$96,295typical pay for engineers, architects and drafters, 2025–2026
$76,000 – $135,409what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 28 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out). Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026).
✓ Official data from 4 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- NYC Office of Payroll Administration · nyc.gov ↗
- MTA · mta.info ↗
- Open Data Buffalo · buffalony.gov ↗
- Broome County · broomecountyny.gov ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- Administrative Engineer536 people$153,321
- Assistant Civil Engineer377 people$80,314
- Civil Engineer163 people$120,244
- Assistant Architect142 people$87,877
- Administrative Architect131 people$139,064
- Assistant Mechanical Engineer115 people$82,028
- Engineer Trainee112 people$75,273
- Engineering Technician104 people$78,438
- Landscape Architect100 people$117,858
- Assistant Electrical Engineer80 people$81,237
- Assistant Environmental Engineer73 people$76,549
- Environmental Engineering Intern62 people$58,395
- Assistant Engineer59 people$95,808
- Civil Engineering Intern59 people$32,679
- Mechanical Engineer46 people$120,139
- Chief Marine Engineer40 people$242,314
- Associate Urban Designer38 people$98,061
- Admin.engineer Cstg32 people$137,006
- Electrical Engineer30 people$120,215
- Principal Engineer20 people$179,594
- Environmental Engineer11 people$125,439
- Associate Engineer9 people$48,084
- Engineer in Training8 people$81,510
- Senior Engineer7 people$88,440
- Senior Electrical Engineer6 people$124,786
- Construction Engineer5 people$104,130
- Engineering Inspector5 people$68,555
- Senior Mechanical Engineer5 people$115,890
No jobs match.
Other job groups in New York
- Teachers and librarians110,537 people$39,567
- Office and administrative support58,996 people$3,200
- Police, fire and security55,522 people$87,824
- Drivers and transportation35,294 people$100,083
- Social work and counseling27,541 people$72,505
- Maintenance and repair18,357 people$112,401
- Managers13,609 people$151,377
- Cleaning and grounds11,404 people$55,966
- Business and finance jobs11,308 people$95,213
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals10,649 people$95,453
- Construction and trades10,346 people$106,114
- Food service9,036 people$29,102
- Legal jobs6,648 people$112,260
- Science jobs5,415 people$103,427
- Computer and IT jobs4,498 people$119,275
- Plant operators and production1,809 people$158,449
- Arts, media and sports384 people$102,426
Jobs are grouped by the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2018) major groups. This page: Architecture and Engineering Occupations (SOC 17-0000). Job titles we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this