Albany, GA

Across all occupations in the Albany, GA metropolitan area, the median wage is $43,620 a year ($20.97 an hour) and the mean $54,250, May 2025. That median is −14% against the US median of $50,980 and −9% against Georgia's $48,170. BLS counts 58,390 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Albany, GA vs Georgia and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Albany, GA area, Georgia and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Albany, GA	Hourly	$11.61	$14.80	$20.97	$31.08	$45.91	$26.08	58,390
Albany, GA	Annual	$24,150	$30,780	$43,620	$64,640	$95,480	$54,250	58,390
Georgia	Hourly	$13.43	$17.16	$23.16	$37.29	$58.88	$31.69	4,889,170
Georgia	Annual	$27,930	$35,700	$48,170	$77,570	$122,470	$65,920	4,889,170
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

240 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Georgia. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Albany, GA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$346,640	$166.65	70
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$223,400	$107.40	50
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$215,750	$103.73	30
4	Dentists, General	$176,760	$84.98	30
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Georgia	$158,730	$76.31	110
6	Optometrists	$134,250	$64.54	40
7	Pharmacists	$130,700	$62.84	170
8	Marketing Managers	$129,880	$62.44	30
9	Sales Managers in Georgia	$128,020	$61.55	140
10	Financial Managers in Georgia	$126,720	$60.92	160
11	Medical and Health Services Managers	$126,130	$60.64	150
12	Industrial Production Managers	$124,350	$59.79	80
13	Software Developers in Georgia	$124,230	$59.73	290
14	Physician Assistants	$122,170	$58.74	30
15	Veterinarians	$121,900	$58.60	30
16	Human Resources Managers	$120,240	$57.81	40
17	Nurse Practitioners	$118,370	$56.91	150
18	Electrical Engineers	$115,210	$55.39	50
19	Managers, All Other in Georgia	$113,330	$54.49	290
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$107,230	$51.55	60

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Albany, GA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in Georgia	1,870	32.03	1.28	$28,660
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Georgia	1,790	30.67	1.24	$22,830
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Georgia	1,530	26.23	1.38	$35,360
4	Customer Service Representatives in Georgia	1,480	25.39	1.52	$33,190
5	Cashiers in Georgia	1,430	24.42	1.23	$27,090
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Georgia	1,190	20.40	1.54	$57,050
7	General and Operations Managers in Georgia	1,110	18.93	0.84	$85,380
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Georgia	940	16.12	0.58	$26,670
9	Stockers and Order Fillers in Georgia	920	15.69	0.86	$32,730
10	Office Clerks, General in Georgia	910	15.60	0.98	$37,350
11	Waiters and Waitresses in Georgia	900	15.50	1.06	$18,330
12	Nursing Assistants in Georgia	770	13.21	1.42	$35,260
12	Security Guards in Georgia	770	13.22	1.60	$29,700
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Georgia	690	11.75	0.83	$30,000
15	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Georgia	650	11.13	1.59	$76,170
16	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Georgia	590	10.17	1.29	$34,840
17	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Georgia	560	9.53	1.32	$37,770
17	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Georgia	560	9.56	1.55	$38,240
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Georgia	550	9.34	0.85	$37,830
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Georgia	540	9.31	1.01	$58,630

Most concentrated occupations in Albany, GA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	12.03	510	8.81	$60,230
2	Food Processing Workers, All Other	5.19	130	2.17	$44,390
3	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	4.09	110	1.87	$36,030
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3.92	260	4.45	$71,740
5	Logisticians	3.56	340	5.75	$88,560
6	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.41	490	8.31	*
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	2.89	120	2.12	$58,030
8	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	2.60	150	2.59	$73,560
9	Tire Repairers and Changers	2.46	100	1.72	$33,900
10	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	2.35	130	2.23	$50,010

Occupation groups in Albany, GA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$97,780	$113,050	3,070	52.51	0.73
Computer and Mathematical	$91,480	$93,710	1,090	18.64	0.55
Architecture and Engineering	$78,510	$83,580	590	10.05	0.60
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$77,110	$88,780	4,800	82.19	1.30
Business and Financial Operations	$73,920	$79,610	3,120	53.40	0.79
Legal	$71,240	$89,650	320	5.48	0.65
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$61,330	$69,090	350	6.05	0.64
Educational Instruction and Library	$60,000	$56,620	3,890	66.55	1.14
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$54,750	$57,300	3,080	52.79	1.35
Community and Social Service	$48,280	$51,760	900	15.40	0.90
Construction and Extraction	$45,870	$50,500	2,030	34.84	0.84
Production	$45,410	$48,590	3,380	57.92	1.05
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$43,770	$53,520	320	5.54	0.42
Protective Service	$42,720	$44,230	2,310	39.64	1.63
Office and Administrative Support	$38,370	$41,840	7,080	121.19	1.06
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,260	$41,940	5,560	95.28	1.08
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$33,590	$39,300	130	2.23	0.80
Healthcare Support	$33,250	$33,630	2,660	45.57	0.90
Sales and Related	$32,080	$43,940	5,950	101.87	1.18
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$30,470	$32,490	1,470	25.15	0.86
Personal Care and Service	$27,320	$31,190	1,070	18.36	0.88
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$26,540	$27,980	5,220	89.37	1.02

Every occupation in Georgia, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 240 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Albany, GA estimates (area 10500).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Albany, GA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.