Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Albany, NY

673 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Albany, NY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$78,350	50	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$78,240	1,770	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$78,240	1,770	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$78,050	90	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$78,050	90	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$78,010	110	View salary detail
Editors	$77,570	260	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$77,460	1,470	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$77,460	1,470	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$77,390	150	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$77,390	150	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$77,390	150	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$77,320	330	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$77,110	150	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$77,000	2,970	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$76,970	530	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$76,890	80	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$76,850	50	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$76,650	50	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$76,550	1,830	View salary detail
Surgeons, All Other	$76,300	140	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$76,220	850	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$76,140	2,160	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$76,140	2,160	View salary detail
Neurologists	$75,800	40	View salary detail
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$75,720	30	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$75,450	80	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$75,150	170	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$74,920	480	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$74,890	40	View salary detail
Electricians	$74,890	1,820	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,840	190	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$74,730	3,400	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$74,050	50	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$74,030	190	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$73,920	50	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$73,560	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$73,360	4,050	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$73,160	30	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$73,160	430	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$73,010	40	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$72,920	220	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$72,500	160	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$72,490	120	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$72,400	130	View salary detail
Surveyors	$72,360	130	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$72,360	130	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$71,960	1,120	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$71,410	40	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$71,410	40	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.