The New York Times Salary

💰 $120K–$158K salary range

Median: $133K  ·  Based on 140 public The New York Times job postings  ·  Updated August 9, 2026

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

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at The New York Times

• Vice President, Government Affairs — $280K–$320K · Legal Multidiscipline
• Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary — $280K–$320K · Legal Multidiscipline
• Vice President, Assistant General Counsel — $260K–$300K · Legal Multidiscipline
• Vice President, Cybersecurity and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer — $275K–$290K · IS and Cyber Security
• Managing Director, Product Marketing, News — $230K–$250K · Brand Marketing
• Senior Director, End User Support — $200K–$250K · Systems Software Development and Support
• Editor, Books Desk — $200K–$225K · Editing
• Senior Director, Global Benefits — $215K–$225K · Compensation and Benefits
• Executive Director, Newsroom Safety & Security — $195K–$220K · Security
• Senior Director, Programmatic Strategy & Operations — $200K–$220K · Non Direct Sales

The New York Times salary by department

• product management: $170K median · $215K top base — Product Director, Multimodal, News Product (view JD) (9 roles)
• software engineering: $150K median · $210K top base — Senior Engineering Manager, Direct-To-Consumer Messaging (view JD) (25 roles)
• reporting: $138K median · $160K top base — Midwest Correspondent, National (view JD) (9 roles)
• video: $134K median · $170K top base — Senior Producer, International (view JD) (12 roles)
• editing: $132K median · $225K top base — Editor, Books Desk (view JD) (16 roles)

The New York Times salary by location

• New York: $134K median · $320K top base — Vice President, Government Affairs (view JD) (123 roles)
• Remote: $135K median · $185K top base — Director, Data and Insights, Growth (view JD) (11 roles)

Remote work at The New York Times

9% of The New York Times's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $138K median vs $134K onsite.

What The New York Times looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (20) · GCP (20) · Python (16) · CI/CD (13) · Go (12) · Premiere Pro (10) · TypeScript (9) · SQL (8) · Node.js (8) · Kubernetes (8).

Benefits & perks at The New York Times

Commonly listed: dental (138) · hsa-fsa (138) · 401k (138) · bonus (138) · pto (138) · parental (138) · learning (138).

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 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 9 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 19% of these postings reference equity (espp, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

The New York Times total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 99% of roles list a bonus; 100% include commission; common structures: hourly, salaried. 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 140 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 140 public job postings with disclosed pay. 40 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (122 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 14 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does The New York Times pay?
The median pay is $133K, with a typical range of $120K–$158K, based on 140 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 Vice President, Government Affairs, at $280K–$320K base.

Which team pays the most at The New York Times?
The product management 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

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 140 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 August 9, 2026.

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