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Registered Nurses Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of registered nurses 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 Registered Nurses in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,360
25th Percentile Wage
$67,190
50th Percentile Wage
$80,320
75th Percentile Wage
$94,070
90th Percentile Wage
$103,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $103,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,360.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$80,320
3.03% 27.53%
2021
$77,890
6.87% -
2020
$72,540
1.97% -
2019
$71,110
3.07% -
2018
$68,930
4.29% -
2017
$65,970
4.14% -
2016
$63,240
2.53% -
2015
$61,640
3.16% -
2014
$59,690
1.34% -
2013
$58,890
1.15% -
2012
$58,210
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Table 2. Compare Registered Nurses Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,320 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$103,540
Nassau-Suffolk
$90,060
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$85,790
Ithaca
$83,190
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$82,220
Rochester
$82,150
Kingston
$81,880
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$80,320
Elmira
$79,900
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$79,550
Utica-Rome
$79,100
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$78,840
Watertown-Fort Drum
$78,090
Glens Falls
$78,050
Binghamton
$78,030
Syracuse
$77,390
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$76,120
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$70,210
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$65,090
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$64,360

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