The annual salary statistics of materials scientists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials scientists 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 | $104,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $107,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $136,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials scientists 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 $169,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $136,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $104,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $136,000 | 1.86% | 34.92% |
| 2021 | $133,470 | 39.78% | - |
| 2020 | $80,370 | -23.75% | - |
| 2018 | $99,460 | -7.43% | - |
| 2017 | $106,850 | 0.57% | - |
| 2016 | $106,240 | 9.54% | - |
| 2014 | $96,100 | 4.41% | - |
| 2013 | $91,860 | 3.65% | - |
| 2012 | $88,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $136,000, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the second highest paying city for materials scientists in state of New York, following the highest paying city Rochester (median annual salary of $141,240). Compared with Rochester, the median annual salary of materials scientists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rochester | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne |