The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graduate teaching assistants 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 | $21,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants 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 $51,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $32,600 | -4.66% | -26.87% |
| 2017 | $34,120 | -21.22% | - |
| 2016 | $41,360 | 2.30% | - |
| 2015 | $40,410 | 9.68% | - |
| 2014 | $36,500 | -4.41% | - |
| 2013 | $38,110 | -8.53% | - |
| 2012 | $41,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,600, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the lowest paying city for graduate teaching assistants in state of New York, following city of Rochester (median annual salary of $48,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 33.1 percent (33.1%) lower than that in the highest paying city Rochester.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rochester | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Syracuse | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy |