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Editors salary in Albany, NY

The median editors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $77,570 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,896 a month.

10th percentile
$48,400
25th percentile
$65,200
Median percentile
$77,570
75th percentile
$104,630
90th percentile
$146,690

Based on 260 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

$58,746 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,570
Federal income tax−$8,235
Social Security + Medicare−$5,934
New York income tax (approx.)−$4,654
Monthly take-home$4,896
Every two weeks$2,259

Does it go far here?

$77,908Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
26%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

All editors salaries · Take-home pay in New York