Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Across all occupations in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area, the median wage is $58,460 a year ($28.10 an hour) and the mean $71,830, May 2025. That median is +15% against the US median of $50,980 and −2% against New York's $59,670. BLS counts 449,410 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is anesthesiologists; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY vs New York and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY area, New York and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	Hourly	$16.72	$19.40	$28.10	$40.45	$59.66	$34.53	449,410
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	Annual	$34,780	$40,350	$58,460	$84,140	$124,090	$71,830	449,410
New York	Hourly	$17.19	$19.79	$28.69	$47.51	$75.72	$39.65	9,688,000
New York	Annual	$35,760	$41,160	$59,670	$98,810	$157,500	$82,460	9,688,000
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.

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

20 highest-paying occupations in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Anesthesiologists	$471,720	$226.79	410
2	Physicians, All Other	$314,460	$151.19	660
3	Psychiatrists	$260,000	$125.00	160
4	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$253,580	$121.91	90
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$236,090	$113.51	220
6	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$218,380	$104.99	80
7	Dentists, General	$193,780	$93.16	320
8	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$183,970	$88.45	**
9	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$181,990	$87.49	200
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$181,000	$87.02	700
11	Chief Executives	$180,240	$86.65	660
12	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$172,410	$82.89	150
13	Optometrists	$164,020	$78.85	130
14	Sales Managers in New York	$163,510	$78.61	940
15	Physicists	$159,240	$76.56	50
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers in New York	$158,250	$76.08	2,180
17	Marketing Managers	$153,580	$73.84	1,050
18	Financial Managers in New York	$150,590	$72.40	2,680
19	Industrial Production Managers	$141,300	$67.93	560
20	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$140,870	$67.72	100

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-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New York	13,180	29.32	1.06	$37,590
2	Retail Salespersons in New York	11,930	26.55	1.06	$35,420
3	Registered Nurses in New York	10,230	22.76	1.05	$99,970
4	General and Operations Managers in New York	8,890	19.77	0.88	$111,130
5	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New York	8,880	19.77	1.39	$37,810
6	Cashiers in New York	8,570	19.07	0.96	$34,290
7	Customer Service Representatives in New York	8,290	18.44	1.10	$45,350
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in New York	8,240	18.33	1.01	$38,220
9	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New York	7,690	17.11	1.56	$49,330
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in New York	7,270	16.18	0.85	$43,640
11	Fast Food and Counter Workers in New York	7,190	16.00	0.65	$34,060
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New York	7,170	15.96	1.75	$38,110
13	Office Clerks, General in New York	6,860	15.26	0.96	$46,010
14	Waiters and Waitresses in New York	6,310	14.05	0.96	$48,980
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in New York	4,970	11.05	1.12	$49,490
16	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New York	4,830	10.75	0.81	$60,720
17	Accountants and Auditors in New York	4,680	10.42	1.12	$84,660
18	Nursing Assistants in New York	4,200	9.34	1.00	$40,160
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York	4,170	9.28	1.05	$53,540
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in New York	4,050	9.01	0.98	$73,360

Most concentrated occupations in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

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	Physical Scientists, All Other	12.09	780	1.73	$99,460
2	Survey Researchers	8.60	210	0.46	$86,890
3	Word Processors and Typists	8.20	830	1.85	$46,550
4	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	7.67	280	0.63	$61,990
5	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	7.24	1,190	2.64	$64,990
6	Materials Scientists	6.25	150	0.34	$132,650
7	Traffic Technicians	5.61	130	0.28	$67,010
8	Computer Programmers	5.38	1,430	3.19	$84,140
9	Environmental Engineers	5.15	570	1.27	$96,540
10	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	4.99	140	0.32	$81,600

Occupation groups in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$127,460	$143,070	29,520	65.68	0.92
Legal	$103,450	$121,250	5,360	11.92	1.42
Architecture and Engineering	$99,350	$104,570	10,660	23.73	1.41
Computer and Mathematical	$94,890	$101,950	15,930	35.45	1.05
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$89,160	$109,350	29,300	65.20	1.03
Business and Financial Operations	$82,330	$91,300	35,720	79.48	1.17
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$80,290	$89,280	8,350	18.57	1.96
Construction and Extraction	$63,010	$70,840	16,920	37.65	0.91
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$62,820	$73,600	6,070	13.52	1.03
Educational Instruction and Library	$62,150	$72,720	33,080	73.60	1.26
Community and Social Service	$60,960	$64,580	10,700	23.80	1.39
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,890	$65,520	17,150	38.16	0.97
Protective Service	$60,170	$66,850	9,620	21.41	0.88
Production	$52,320	$58,000	15,820	35.19	0.64
Office and Administrative Support	$48,720	$53,510	58,090	129.26	1.13
Transportation and Material Moving	$44,890	$48,190	34,190	76.09	0.87
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$42,930	$48,360	370	0.82	0.29
Healthcare Support	$39,000	$43,440	21,850	48.62	0.96
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$38,640	$42,550	14,280	31.77	1.09
Sales and Related	$38,020	$54,560	35,370	78.70	0.91
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$36,780	$43,630	31,650	70.42	0.80
Personal Care and Service	$36,260	$41,470	9,430	20.98	1.00

Every occupation in New York, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 558 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-Schenectady-Troy, NY estimates (area 10580).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment 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-Schenectady-Troy, NY 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.