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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Albany, NY

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $45,860 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,023 a month.

10th percentile
$32,920
25th percentile
$40,370
Median percentile
$45,860
75th percentile
$54,990
90th percentile
$61,830

Based on 750 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

$36,277 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,860
Federal income tax−$3,323
Social Security + Medicare−$3,508
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,752
Monthly take-home$3,023
Every two weeks$1,395

Does it go far here?

$46,060Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
42%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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