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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Albany, NY

The median social and human service assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $45,490 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,000 a month.

10th percentile
$35,170
25th percentile
$39,250
Median percentile
$45,490
75th percentile
$54,570
90th percentile
$66,440

Based on 2,100 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

$36,002 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,490
Federal income tax−$3,279
Social Security + Medicare−$3,480
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,729
Monthly take-home$3,000
Every two weeks$1,385

Does it go far here?

$45,688Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
43%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in New York