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

Percentile spread

For Historians, the published 10th percentile is $34,300 and the 90th percentile is $101,190. The difference is $66,890, which is 137.6% 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 $37,240 to the 75th at $77,000, covers $39,760.

The mean annual wage is $60,150, which sits above the median of $48,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY median is 36.7% lower than the national median of $76,750 for Historians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,822, which is 36.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.8% lower than the New York median of $62,960.

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 $48,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Historians at $48,822 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Historians. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 142 miles away, with a median of $80,400 and employment of 180. That median is 65.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,427, against $48,822 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 150 miles away, with a median of $121,710. That median is 150.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,418, against $48,822 here.
• Rochester, NY is 185 miles away, with a median of $46,630 and employment of 40. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,055, against $48,822 here.

Employment share

Historians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (60 of 449,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.02 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.