Side by side

Denver vs New York City

New York City pays more: a median of $112,000 against $85,500. Demand is comparable on both sides. Listings for New York City move faster — median age 37 days against 82.

Comparison

Side by side

MeasureDenverNew York CityGap
Open postings22,94220,888+2,054
Posted this week1,119529
Median salary$85,500$112,000$-26.5k
25th percentile$67.5k$88.5k
75th percentile$106k$139k
Salary disclosed9.0%3.8%
Remote share12.6%13.5%-0.9pp
Median age of posting82d37d
Open over 60 days48.3%37.1%
Visa sponsorship17.1%11.6%
Pay

Pay distribution

Denver

$38k$148k

New York City

$50k$194k
Freshness

How old the listings are

Denver

just posted82d median90d+

New York City

just posted37d median90d+
Demand

What each side asks for

Denver — technologies

Terraform
72.0%
React
65.8%
Tableau
59.6%
dbt
53.4%
Swift
47.2%
TypeScript
41.0%
Airflow
34.8%

New York City — technologies

Snowflake
72.0%
Java
65.8%
Salesforce
59.6%
Python
53.4%
Docker
47.2%
JavaScript
41.0%
Spark
34.8%

Denver — employers

Northwind Systems
9.4%
Aperture Labs
8.7%
Rivergate Media
8.0%
Lakeshore Hospitality
7.2%
Brightline Retail
6.5%
Cobalt Financial
5.8%
Vantage Logistics
5.1%

New York City — employers

Meridian Software
9.4%
Northwind Systems
8.7%
Quarry Analytics
8.0%
Halcyon Energy
7.2%
Aperture Labs
6.5%
Fairmount Legal
5.8%
Kestrel Health
5.1%

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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.