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Materials Engineer Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers 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 Materials Engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,270
25th Percentile Wage
$87,530
50th Percentile Wage
$105,640
75th Percentile Wage
$133,580
90th Percentile Wage
$169,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers 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 $169,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,270.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$105,640
4.04% 24.77%
2021
$101,370
13.80% -
2020
$87,380
12.45% -
2019
$76,500
-4.43% -
2017
$79,890
0.41% -
2016
$79,560
22.08% -
2015
$61,990
-37.86% -
2014
$85,460
3.78% -
2013
$82,230
3.36% -
2012
$79,470
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,640, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the highest paying city for materials engineers in state of New York, followed by Syracuse (median annual salary $102,080). In comparison, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in Syracuse.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$105,640
Syracuse
$102,080
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$101,780
Nassau-Suffolk
$100,650
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$100,210
Rochester
$99,960
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$98,420
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$87,790
Binghamton
$81,620
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$76,080
Ithaca
$73,200
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$59,880

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