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Retail Salespersons salary in Albany, NY

The median retail salespersons in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $35,420 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,376 a month.

10th percentile
$32,240
25th percentile
$33,870
Median percentile
$35,420
75th percentile
$38,310
90th percentile
$50,070

Based on 11,930 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

$28,515 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,420
Federal income tax−$2,070
Social Security + Medicare−$2,710
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,125
Monthly take-home$2,376
Every two weeks$1,097

Does it go far here?

$35,574Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
54%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 retail salespersons salaries · Take-home pay in New York