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Electrical Engineer Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Electrical Engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,860
25th Percentile Wage
$79,860
50th Percentile Wage
$104,050
75th Percentile Wage
$135,200
90th Percentile Wage
$170,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $170,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,860.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$104,050
3.61% 3.93%
2021
$100,290
-8.58% -
2020
$108,890
0.20% -
2019
$108,670
4.47% -
2018
$103,810
2.74% -
2017
$100,970
1.78% -
2016
$99,170
-0.43% -
2015
$99,600
5.04% -
2014
$94,580
1.33% -
2013
$93,320
-7.12% -
2012
$99,960
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,050 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Utica-Rome and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Utica-Rome
$105,400
Binghamton
$104,170
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$104,050
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$103,370
Syracuse
$102,510
Rochester
$102,240
Nassau-Suffolk
$100,300
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$98,930
Glens Falls
$98,300
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$97,880
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$96,970
Ithaca
$96,200
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$96,180
Elmira
$86,560
Kingston
$84,770
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$82,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$82,670
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$76,670

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