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

Percentile spread

For Opticians, Dispensing, the published 10th percentile is $46,380 and the 90th percentile is $85,170. The difference is $38,790, which is 60.9% 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 $49,840 to the 75th at $75,580, covers $25,740.

The mean annual wage is $65,260, which sits above the median of $63,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY median is 34.8% higher than the national median of $47,260 for Opticians, Dispensing. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,988, which is 35.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the New York median of $63,880.

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 $63,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Opticians, Dispensing at $63,988 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Opticians, Dispensing. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ranks 15th of 27 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).).

• Glens Falls, NY is 48 miles away, with a median of $61,850 and employment of 40. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,197, against $63,988 here.
• Kingston, NY is 60 miles away, with a median of $63,390 and employment of 40. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,944, against $63,988 here.
• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 72 miles away, with a median of $65,000 and employment of 60. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,842, against $63,988 here.

Employment share

Opticians, Dispensing accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (180 of 449,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (73,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 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.