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Machinists Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of machinists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of machinists 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 Machinists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,550
25th Percentile Wage
$50,110
50th Percentile Wage
$62,170
75th Percentile Wage
$72,160
90th Percentile Wage
$87,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $87,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,550.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$62,170
10.63% 26.68%
2021
$55,560
11.18% -
2020
$49,350
6.91% -
2019
$45,940
7.64% -
2018
$42,430
-11.57% -
2017
$47,340
-2.58% -
2016
$48,560
-4.92% -
2015
$50,950
-4.02% -
2014
$53,000
5.34% -
2013
$50,170
9.15% -
2012
$45,580
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,170, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the highest paying city for machinists in state of New York, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary $57,180). In comparison, the median annual salary of machinists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 8.0 percent (8.0%) higher than that in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$62,170
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$57,180
Kingston
$51,160
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$50,750
Glens Falls
$49,980
Syracuse
$49,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$49,400
Nassau-Suffolk
$47,850
Rochester
$47,740
Elmira
$47,640
Ithaca
$47,130
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,570
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,520
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$46,430
Watertown-Fort Drum
$45,130
Binghamton
$43,370
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$42,990
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$41,090
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$40,320
Utica-Rome
$40,310

See also: Top paying jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York.