High paying business and finance jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY run 0.4% below the national average (2024), so a Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY salary is worth about 1.00× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$124,610
Bachelor's degree
$57,330 – $360,640680
2Financial Risk Specialists$120,570
Bachelor's degree
$68,810 – $186,800200
3Project Management Specialists$109,850
Bachelor's degree
$69,420 – $166,5203,240
4Labor Relations Specialists$99,830
Bachelor's degree
$49,700 – $180,560690
5Insurance Underwriters$92,830
Bachelor's degree
$64,760 – $149,140370
6Financial and Investment Analysts$91,270
Bachelor's degree
$58,530 – $160,3301,190
7Accountants and Auditors$84,660
Bachelor's degree
$59,530 – $133,6704,680
8Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,910
Bachelor's degree
$52,190 – $132,3902,820
9Management Analysts$83,690
Bachelor's degree
$60,010 – $129,3703,560
10Logisticians$83,360
Bachelor's degree
$62,630 – $125,360350
11Budget Analysts$81,350
Bachelor's degree
$58,240 – $108,260650
12Cost Estimators$81,290
Bachelor's degree
$49,470 – $130,060620
13Compliance Officers$81,190
Bachelor's degree
$56,530 – $125,5601,710
14Financial Examiners$80,640
Bachelor's degree
$52,270 – $128,100320
15Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$80,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,850 – $110,9201,210
16Loan Officers$79,710
Bachelor's degree
$47,860 – $167,120560
17Financial Specialists, All Other$77,390
Bachelor's degree
$59,220 – $137,950150
18Human Resources Specialists$77,000
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $118,9202,970
19Training and Development Specialists$76,550
Bachelor's degree
$47,500 – $117,8601,830
20Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$76,140
Bachelor's degree
$43,580 – $135,9902,160
21Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,940
Bachelor's degree
$52,190 – $126,1201,830
22Fundraisers$74,920
Bachelor's degree
$51,450 – $116,540480
23Property Appraisers and Assessors$74,770
Bachelor's degree
$52,190 – $118,460150
24Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$68,260
Bachelor's degree
$48,940 – $101,060980
25Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$64,990
Bachelor's degree
$49,350 – $93,0101,190
26Tax Preparers$62,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,670 – $102,720310
27Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$62,140
Bachelor's degree
$40,310 – $96,040540

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAlbany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$124,610	$57,330 – $360,640	680
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$120,570	$68,810 – $186,800	200
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$109,850	$69,420 – $166,520	3,240
4	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,830	$49,700 – $180,560	690
5	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$92,830	$64,760 – $149,140	370
6	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,270	$58,530 – $160,330	1,190
7	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$84,660	$59,530 – $133,670	4,680
8	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,910	$52,190 – $132,390	2,820
9	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$83,690	$60,010 – $129,370	3,560
10	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$83,360	$62,630 – $125,360	350
11	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$81,350	$58,240 – $108,260	650
12	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$81,290	$49,470 – $130,060	620
13	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$81,190	$56,530 – $125,560	1,710
14	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$80,640	$52,270 – $128,100	320
15	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,070	$54,850 – $110,920	1,210
16	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$79,710	$47,860 – $167,120	560
17	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,390	$59,220 – $137,950	150
18	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,000	$52,000 – $118,920	2,970
19	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,550	$47,500 – $117,860	1,830
20	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,140	$43,580 – $135,990	2,160
21	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$75,940	$52,190 – $126,120	1,830
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$74,920	$51,450 – $116,540	480
23	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$74,770	$52,190 – $118,460	150
24	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,260	$48,940 – $101,060	980
25	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$64,990	$49,350 – $93,010	1,190
26	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,290	$37,670 – $102,720	310
27	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$62,140	$40,310 – $96,040	540

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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