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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Albany, NY

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $82,030 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,135 a month.

10th percentile
$52,490
25th percentile
$64,230
Median percentile
$82,030
75th percentile
$104,780
90th percentile
$136,570

Based on 410 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,616 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,030
Federal income tax−$9,217
Social Security + Medicare−$6,275
New York income tax (approx.)−$4,922
Monthly take-home$5,135
Every two weeks$2,370

Does it go far here?

$82,388Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$314,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000
Chief Executives$180,240
Sales Managers$163,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250
Marketing Managers$153,580
Financial Managers$150,590
Industrial Production Managers$141,300

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