Data Engineer salary in Albany, NY

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Troy, Menands, East Greenbush, Guilderland, Latham.

Also listed as: Database Architect, Data Architect

Median salary$104,638
Middle 50%$93.7k–$115k
vs. national median−25%comparison median $140,000
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,856 and $184,394.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,923
25th$93,746
50th (median)$104,638
75th$115,022
90th$138,212

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2022: median $69,400 (14 filings) FY2025: median $104,638 (12 filings) FY2026: median $102,682 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 14
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022$69,400$66,200$100,53114
FY2023–––4
FY2024–––8
FY2025$104,638$92,250$110,30212
FY2026$102,682$93,938$132,50012

Cost of living

Albany's median Data Engineer salary of $104,638 is worth about $105,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Albany = 99.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Architects in the Albany, NY area earned a median of $108,730 in May 2025 (150 employed). The H-1B median here is $104,638, 4% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Regeneron Pharmaceuticalstoo few3
Ventoistoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $93,875 14
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$88,462$93,87514

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.