How much do Locksmiths and Safe Repairers make in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY?

Percentile spread

For Locksmiths and Safe Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $36,090 and the 90th percentile is $73,010. The difference is $36,920, which is 63.4% 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 $47,710 to the 75th at $59,730, covers $12,020.

The mean annual wage is $57,050, which sits below the median of $58,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY median is 13.5% higher than the national median of $51,320 for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,484, which is 14% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% lower than the New York median of $61,830.

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 $58,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Locksmiths and Safe Repairers at $58,484 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ranks 7th of 11 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).).

• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 104 miles away, with a median of $70,980 and employment of 40. That median is 21.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,083, against $58,484 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 115 miles away, with a median of $60,610 and employment of 30. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,306, against $58,484 here.
• New Haven, CT is 118 miles away, with a median of $78,160 and employment of 30. That median is 34.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,752, against $58,484 here.

Employment share

Locksmiths and Safe Repairers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (50 of 449,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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.