The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary sociology teachers 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 | $40,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology teachers 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 $131,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $71,150 | -11.61% | 9.30% |
| 2021 | $79,410 | 20.00% | - |
| 2020 | $63,530 | -38.19% | - |
| 2019 | $87,790 | 1.18% | - |
| 2018 | $86,750 | 15.48% | - |
| 2017 | $73,320 | 8.77% | - |
| 2016 | $66,890 | 3.18% | - |
| 2015 | $64,760 | -10.10% | - |
| 2014 | $71,300 | 6.20% | - |
| 2013 | $66,880 | 3.51% | - |
| 2012 | $64,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,150 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary sociology teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary sociology teachers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 35.7 percent (35.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.