How much do Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other make in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY?

Percentile spread

For Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $39,820 and the 90th percentile is $104,980. The difference is $65,160, which is 99.7% 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 $39,820 to the 75th at $82,570, covers $42,750.

The mean annual wage is $68,870, which sits above the median of $65,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY median is 10.5% lower than the national median of $72,990 for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,645, which is 10.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.3% lower than the New York median of $79,040.

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 $65,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other at $65,645 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ranks 6th of 10 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 $63,220 and employment of 40. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,530, against $65,645 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 115 miles away, with a median of $78,490 and employment of 70. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,981, against $65,645 here.
• Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 139 miles away, with a median of $83,870 and employment of 40. That median is 28.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,082, against $65,645 here.

Employment share

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (170 of 449,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.55 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.