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title: "Average Salary in Albany, NY"
description: "Mean $71,830, median $58,460 in the Albany metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Albany, NY

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $71,830, median $58,460 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 449,410 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $58,710.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $34,780 |
| 25th | $40,350 |
| 50th | $58,460 |
| 75th | $84,140 |
| 90th | $124,090 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 99.6 |
| Housing (rents) | 102.6 |
| Goods | 99.7 |
| Utilities | 134.0 |
| Other services | 97.8 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthopedic-surgeon): $235,930
- [Psychiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatrist): $224,450
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $220,850
- [Pathologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pathologist): $214,530
- [Emergency Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/emergency-medicine-physician): $213,530
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $212,450
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $188,090
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $184,270
- [Computer and Information Research Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-and-information-research-scientist): $182,620
- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $178,780

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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