The annual salary statistics of legislators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $66,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $101,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $83,930 | 3.03% | -1.11% |
| 2018 | $81,390 | -3.13% | - |
| 2017 | $83,940 | -9.26% | - |
| 2016 | $91,710 | 1.48% | - |
| 2015 | $90,350 | 3.24% | - |
| 2014 | $87,420 | 2.49% | - |
| 2013 | $85,240 | 0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $84,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,930 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 39.5 percent (39.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.