The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators 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 | $53,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $134,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,190 | 5.29% | 23.48% |
| 2021 | $98,680 | 6.17% | - |
| 2020 | $92,590 | -0.75% | - |
| 2019 | $93,280 | 1.18% | - |
| 2018 | $92,180 | 4.27% | - |
| 2017 | $88,240 | 9.64% | - |
| 2016 | $79,730 | 3.40% | - |
| 2015 | $77,020 | 20.97% | - |
| 2014 | $60,870 | -0.57% | - |
| 2013 | $61,220 | -30.24% | - |
| 2012 | $79,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $104,190, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the second highest paying city for power plant operators in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $120,630). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of power plant operators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Rochester | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Glens Falls | |
| Binghamton | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown |