The annual salary statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers 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 | $52,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers 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 $130,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $90,570 | 26.26% | 23.21% |
| 2019 | $66,790 | 4.16% | - |
| 2018 | $64,010 | 6.11% | - |
| 2017 | $60,100 | -2.56% | - |
| 2016 | $61,640 | 5.48% | - |
| 2015 | $58,260 | -14.52% | - |
| 2014 | $66,720 | 1.27% | - |
| 2013 | $65,870 | -5.59% | - |
| 2012 | $69,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $90,570, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the second highest paying city for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $97,570). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower.