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Electricians Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,860
25th Percentile Wage
$50,690
50th Percentile Wage
$64,920
75th Percentile Wage
$87,370
90th Percentile Wage
$108,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electricians 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 $108,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,860.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$64,920
-0.43% 6.96%
2021
$65,200
6.24% -
2020
$61,130
4.91% -
2019
$58,130
-2.67% -
2018
$59,680
-5.63% -
2017
$63,040
1.22% -
2016
$62,270
4.38% -
2015
$59,540
4.00% -
2014
$57,160
1.54% -
2013
$56,280
-7.32% -
2012
$60,400
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,920 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for electricians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of electricians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Glens Falls and 41.4 percent (41.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Glens Falls
$83,960
Binghamton
$77,640
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$77,050
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$73,360
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$67,320
Syracuse
$67,000
Rochester
$64,980
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$64,920
Ithaca
$64,320
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$61,770
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$61,430
Kingston
$60,750
Utica-Rome
$60,550
Nassau-Suffolk
$59,270
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,490
Elmira
$56,840
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$53,630
Watertown-Fort Drum
$49,850
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$44,460
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,040

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