The annual salary statistics of editors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of editors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $46,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,450 | 15.92% | 22.83% |
| 2021 | $64,280 | -6.29% | - |
| 2020 | $68,320 | 2.85% | - |
| 2019 | $66,370 | 7.50% | - |
| 2018 | $61,390 | 6.53% | - |
| 2017 | $57,380 | -8.52% | - |
| 2016 | $62,270 | 9.23% | - |
| 2015 | $56,520 | 2.07% | - |
| 2014 | $55,350 | 0.89% | - |
| 2013 | $54,860 | -7.55% | - |
| 2012 | $59,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,450, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the second highest paying city for editors in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $95,090). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of editors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower.