Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · New York statewide data
$62,535
Median Annual Wage
+32% since 2014
$65,730
New York Median
-5% vs state
418,520
Total Workers
560
Occupations Tracked
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is a Metropolitan Area with 560 tracked occupations and an estimated 418,520 total workers. Wages grew an average of 35.2% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Legal Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $224,340 |
| Psychiatrists | $219,910 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $214,000 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $191,140 |
| Podiatrists | $177,990 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $176,500 |
| Chief Executives | $172,840 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $170,100 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $168,530 |
| Physicists | $166,400 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+35.2%
avg wage growth since 2014
+0.8%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Bartenders Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+153.7%
$18,820 → $47,740
|
| Protective Service Workers, All Other Protective Service Occupations |
+142.9%
$25,460 → $61,850
|
| Demonstrators and Product Promoters Sales and Related Occupations |
+134.8%
$22,740 → $53,390
|
| Waiters and Waitresses Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+134.0%
$20,560 → $48,110
|
| Directors, Religious Activities and Education Community and Social Service Occupations |
+117.2%
$20,760 → $45,100
|
Most Jobs Added
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Production Occupations |
+500.0%
30 → 200
|
| Engineers, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+400.0%
120 → 660
|
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
+400.0%
40 → 210
|
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+300.0%
40 → 160
|
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+300.0%
40 → 160
|
Wage Declines
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
-20.6%
$63,460 → $50,360
|
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-16.5%
$75,250 → $62,820
|
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
-15.1%
$59,150 → $50,220
|
| Clergy Community and Social Service Occupations |
-11.4%
$48,900 → $43,310
|
| Financial Examiners Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-10.7%
$88,580 → $79,090
|
Wage Trends in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $62,535 |
| 2023 | $60,820 |
| 2022 | $60,890 |
| 2021 | $59,770 |
| 2020 | $55,250 |
| 2019 | $54,250 |
| 2018 | $53,395 |
| 2017 | $51,990 |
| 2016 | $49,690 |
| 2015 | $47,695 |
| 2014 | $47,300 |