The New York Times Salary

💰 $113K–$160K salary range

Median: $135K  ·  Based on 95 public The New York Times job postings  ·  Updated June 9, 2026

This The New York Times salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at The New York Times

• Senior Software Engineer - Frontend Video Advertising — $140K–$651K · Software Engineering
• Senior Counsel, Media Law and Litigation — $230K · Legal Multidiscipline
• Managing Director, Product Marketing, News — $230K · Brand Marketing
• Senior Counsel, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and Consumer Compliance — $210K · Legal Multidiscipline
• Senior Director, Programmatic Strategy & Operations — $200K · Non Direct Sales
• Director, Legal Operations — $185K · Administrative Support

The New York Times salary by department

• Business Development: $170K median (3 roles)
• Editing: $153K median (16 roles)
• Product Management: $144K median (9 roles)
• Software Engineering: $140K median (13 roles)
• Administrative Support: $130K median (3 roles)
• Data Science: $121K median (3 roles)
• Design and Development: $120K median (3 roles)
• Digital Marketing Generalist: $115K median (3 roles)

The New York Times salary by seniority

• Mid: $120K median (45)
• Senior: $140K median (26)
• Manager: $120K median (9)
• Director: $160K median (14)

The New York Times salary by location

• New York: $140K median (91 roles)
• Remote: $125K median (3 roles)

Remote work at The New York Times

4% of The New York Times's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $125K median vs $125K onsite.

What The New York Times looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (9) · Python (8) · GCP (7) · React (4) · TypeScript (3) · GraphQL (3) · CI/CD (3) · JavaScript (3) · Swift (2) · Java (2).

Benefits & perks at The New York Times

Commonly listed: dental (94) · hsa-fsa (94) · 401k (94) · bonus (94) · pto (94) · parental (94) · learning (94).

About The New York Times

The New York Times is Public stage · 5,001–10,000 employees · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at The New York Times

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 7 that do, Bachelor's and Associate's and Master's are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 9% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

The New York Times total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus; 100% include commission; common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

The New York Times hiring activity

The New York Times has 98 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 98 public job postings with disclosed pay. 97 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (98 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

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Government wage data

For corroboration, U.S. Department of Labor certified wage filings (FY2024) for The New York Times show a median of $138K, ranging $125K–$154K, across 43 filings. Reported separately from — never blended with — the job-posting median above.

Common questions

What does The New York Times pay?
The median base salary is $138K, with a typical range of $113K–$160K, based on 98 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at The New York Times?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Software Engineer - Frontend Video Advertising, at $140K–$651K base.

Which team pays the most at The New York Times?
The Business Development team, at a $170K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

USD base salary aggregated from 98 public The New York Times job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 10, 2026.

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