H-1B salaries in Albany, NY

Based on 2,606 certified H-1B filings in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$99,549
Middle 50%$81.8k–$120k
vs. national median−19%comparison median $122,699
Filings2,606FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,974 and $199,975.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,648
25th$81,765
50th (median)$99,549
75th$120,000
90th$141,550

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $82,597 (1,721 filings) FY2021: median $85,000 (1,368 filings) FY2022: median $87,318 (1,223 filings) FY2023: median $90,074 (1,392 filings) FY2024: median $93,000 (1,459 filings) FY2025: median $93,600 (1,420 filings) FY2026: median $100,000 (1,186 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,721 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,368 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,223 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,392 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,459 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,420 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,186 filings FY26 1,721
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$82,597$73,923$99,0081,721
FY2021$85,000$76,000$101,0001,368
FY2022$87,318$74,840$102,9291,223
FY2023$90,074$80,000$108,3101,392
FY2024$93,000$80,621$114,5151,459
FY2025$93,600$80,938$114,6291,420
FY2026$100,000$84,560$121,6801,186

Cost of living

Albany's median H-1B salary of $99,549 is worth about $100,000 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,425Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,711Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)99.6Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$100,000Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesNY: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$99,840848
Industrial Engineer$102,149175
Systems Engineer / Architect$93,000161
Data Scientist$88,712112
Programmer Analyst$82,000102
Electrical Engineer$118,93394
Systems Analyst$85,42087
QA Engineer$90,15784
Mechanical Engineer$116,48057
Medical Technologist$72,80050
Database Administrator$112,20040
Materials Engineer$109,34139
Chemist$102,75730
Network Administrator$84,73929
IT Manager$176,16428

By job title

.NET Developer$99.5k · 40 Java Developer$96.4k · 38 Full Stack Developer$126k · 18

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Albany, NY. Figure: median salary · filings.