In an Inc column a while ago, Joel mentioned that his offer for new grads is $75k/year. Not sure how that scales with experience, but Glassdoor might give you

In an Inc column a while ago, Joel mentioned that his offer for new grads is $75k/year. Not sure how that scales with experience, but Glassdoor might give you some idea about going rates in the NYC area. As a sidebar, I've discovered that the cultural reluctance to discuss wages is not shared with other countries. In China, for example, it's quite common to compare salaries.