CNBC Make It Features HR&A Data on New York’s Tech Ecosystem

Most new software developer jobs in New York aren’t at tech companies. They’re at banks, hospitals, newsrooms, and professional services firms.

Tech:NYC’s 2026 NYC Tech Ecosystem Report, prepared by HR&A, puts numbers to what many of us already see. In a decade, the ecosystem has grown 32% and now supports 845,000 jobs, $327 billion in annual output, and $4.7 billion in annual tax revenue. It now reaches nearly every industry. Forty-one percent of ecosystem jobs are in non-tech fields, and jobs that don’t require a four-year degree pay about $37 an hour, compared with $26 citywide.

The report is also reaching a wider audience. CNBC Make It used data from it in a story on why tech workers are flocking to New York, and Tech:NYC’s Julie Samuels drew on the findings in her interview.

But the workforce doesn’t yet reflect the city’s, by gender, race, or ethnicity. That is the opportunity ahead. Tech jobs are in every industry in New York, and the more New Yorkers can access them, the stronger, more diverse, and resilient our economy becomes.

Full report & explore the dashboard here.
Watch the CNBC story here.