Mechanical Engineers Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Median annual salary
$108,310
+4% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$111,545
cost index 97.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
| 10th percentile | $76,270 |
| 25th percentile | $87,140 |
| Median (50th) | $108,310 |
| 75th percentile | $134,700 |
| 90th percentile | $165,360 |
| Mean | $114,720 |
| Employed in metro | 930 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns a median of $108,310 per year. That is 4% above the national median of $104,110 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 $111,545 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.