How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY?

Percentile spread

For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, the published 10th percentile is $36,910 and the 90th percentile is $76,060. The difference is $39,150, which is 84.5% 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 $38,980 to the 75th at $56,160, covers $17,180.

The mean annual wage is $52,320, which sits above the median of $46,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY median is 11% lower than the national median of $52,100 for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,552, which is 10.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.3% lower than the New York median of $49,990.

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 $46,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $46,552 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ranks 8th of 12 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).).

• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 84 miles away, with a median of $48,050 and employment of 130. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,913, against $46,552 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 104 miles away, with a median of $49,170 and employment of 60. That median is 6.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,856, against $46,552 here.
• Binghamton, NY is 114 miles away, with a median of $37,710 and employment of 50. That median is 18.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,608, against $46,552 here.

Employment share

Directors, Religious Activities and Education accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (210 of 449,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.28 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.