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Nursing Assistant Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nursing assistants 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 Nursing Assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,010
25th Percentile Wage
$26,040
50th Percentile Wage
$28,710
75th Percentile Wage
$31,640
90th Percentile Wage
$36,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $36,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,010.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$28,710
4.42% 8.29%
2017
$27,440
1.38% -
2016
$27,060
0.41% -
2015
$26,950
-0.85% -
2014
$27,180
1.43% -
2013
$26,790
1.72% -
2012
$26,330
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,710 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 29.6 percent (29.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 6.5 percent (6.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Binghamton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$40,760
Nassau-Suffolk
$39,500
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$36,370
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$34,370
Glens Falls
$31,830
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$30,400
Elmira
$30,330
Kingston
$30,180
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,570
Rochester
$29,480
Syracuse
$29,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,030
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$28,710
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$28,690
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,490
Watertown-Fort Drum
$28,280
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,070
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$27,880
Utica-Rome
$27,050
Binghamton
$26,830

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