The New York Times Salary

💰 $120K–$170K salary range

Median: $134K  ·  Based on 134 public The New York Times job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 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, 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
• Head of Industry, Entertainment & Culture — $245K–$260K · Direct Sales
• Managing Director, Product Marketing, News — $230K–$250K · Brand Marketing
• Senior Counsel, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and Consumer Compliance — $210K–$250K · Legal Multidiscipline
• Senior Director, End User Support — $200K–$250K · Systems Software Development and Support
• Managing Director, Writing, Marketing — $200K–$225K · Creative Generalist
• Senior Director, Global Benefits — $215K–$225K · Compensation and Benefits
• Executive Director, Newsroom Safety & Security — $195K–$220K · Security

The New York Times salary by department

• product management: $155K median (10 roles)
• editing: $149K median · $180K top base — Editor at Large, Opinion (view JD) (13 roles)
• video: $132K median · $170K top base — Senior Producer, Video (Trust) (view JD) (12 roles)
• reporting: $127K median (11 roles)
• software engineering: $120K median · $160K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Privacy & Governance Services (view JD) (23 roles)

The New York Times salary by seniority

• Junior: $120K median · $155K top base — Data Graphics/Multimedia Editor, The Upshot (view JD) (15)
• Mid: $120K median · $160K top base — Graphics Multimedia Editor, Investigations (view JD) (13)
• Senior: $138K median · $250K top base — Senior Director, End User Support (view JD) (57)
• Staff: $170K median · $320K top base — Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (view JD) (16)

The New York Times salary — lead & management

• Manager: $122K median · $140K top base — Manager, Subscriber Growth Strategy (view JD) (11)
• Director: $200K median · $260K top base — Head of Industry, Entertainment & Culture (view JD) (21)

The New York Times salary by location

• New York: $134K median · $320K top base — Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (view JD) (113 roles)
• Remote: $125K median · $180K top base — Design Director, Opinion (view JD) (16 roles)

Remote work at The New York Times

15% of The New York Times's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $130K median vs $134K onsite.

What The New York Times looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (18) · GCP (17) · Python (13) · CI/CD (9) · Premiere Pro (8) · Go (8) · TypeScript (7) · JavaScript (7) · Video Editing (6) · PostgreSQL (6).

Benefits & perks at The New York Times

Commonly listed: dental (118) · hsa-fsa (118) · 401k (118) · bonus (118) · pto (118) · parental (118) · learning (118).

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 9 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are 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; 9% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

The New York Times total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, 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 134 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 134 public job postings with disclosed pay. 38 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (105 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 10 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does The New York Times pay?
The median pay is $134K, with a typical range of $120K–$170K, based on 134 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, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, at $280K–$320K base.

Which team pays the most at The New York Times?
The product management team, at a $155K 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 134 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 July 1, 2026.

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