The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of urban and regional planners 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 | $50,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $106,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,590 | -2.13% | 18.15% |
| 2021 | $78,220 | 9.12% | - |
| 2020 | $71,090 | 3.25% | - |
| 2019 | $68,780 | -0.49% | - |
| 2018 | $69,120 | -0.45% | - |
| 2017 | $69,430 | -0.59% | - |
| 2016 | $69,840 | 15.21% | - |
| 2014 | $59,220 | -1.62% | - |
| 2013 | $60,180 | -4.17% | - |
| 2012 | $62,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,590 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 38.6 percent (38.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Syracuse.