How much do Data Scientists make in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY?

Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $64,450 and the 90th percentile is $160,460. The difference is $96,010, which is 97.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $77,330 to the 75th at $129,030, covers $51,700.

The mean annual wage is $107,210, which sits above the median of $98,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY median is 17.7% lower than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,371, which is 17.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.2% lower than the New York median of $130,460.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 99.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $99,371 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ranks 21st of 29 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Pittsfield, MA is 47 miles away, with a median of $103,590 and employment of 50. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,921, against $99,371 here.
• Glens Falls, NY is 48 miles away, with a median of $104,620 and employment of 30. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,282, against $99,371 here.
• Kingston, NY is 60 miles away, with a median of $105,160 and employment of 40. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,420, against $99,371 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (830 of 449,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.