Firefighters Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Median annual salary
$70,840
+20% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$72,956
cost index 97.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
| 10th percentile | $46,660 |
| 25th percentile | $53,010 |
| Median (50th) | $70,840 |
| 75th percentile | $73,950 |
| 90th percentile | $82,190 |
| Mean | $65,930 |
| Employed in metro | 480 |
A Firefighters in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns a median of $70,840 per year. That is 20% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY has a cost index of 97.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $72,956 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $88,074, median gross rent $1,280/mo, and the median home value $285,900. See the full Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY cost-of-living profile.