The annual salary statistics of historians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of historians 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 | $30,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for historians 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 $104,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of historians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,080 | 24.75% | 26.30% |
| 2020 | $30,160 | 2.72% | - |
| 2019 | $29,340 | 1.70% | - |
| 2018 | $28,840 | -0.90% | - |
| 2017 | $29,100 | 1.34% | - |
| 2016 | $28,710 | -1.36% | - |
| 2015 | $29,100 | 1.27% | - |
| 2014 | $28,730 | -1.78% | - |
| 2013 | $29,240 | -1.03% | - |
| 2012 | $29,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,080 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for historians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of historians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 38.2 percent (38.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 29.1 percent (29.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.