Civil Engineers salary in Albany, NY

Median pay for civil engineers in Albany, NY: $98,860/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $67,890 – $137,380 · about 1,250 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$10,230 (+12%).

What it's really worth in Albany

With Albany's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $98,860 has the buying power of about $100,696 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,360 · median home $370,533 · median rent $1,681/mo.

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How Albany ranks for this job

On raw pay, Albany, NY is 36th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Albany's cost of living is applied, it ranks 33rd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Albany sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Albany

A median home in Albany, NY costs $370,533 — about 3.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,681/mo works out at 20% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Albany.

Metro	Median pay	vs Albany	Rent vs Albany
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+27%	1.4×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+24%	1.9×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+21%	2.2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+11%	0.8×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs Albany	Rent vs Albany
New York, NY	$104,750	+6%	2.1×
Syracuse, NY	$97,620	−1%	1×
Rochester, NY	$90,570	−8%	1×
Buffalo, NY	$88,150	−11%	0.9×

Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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