High paying office and admin jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$74,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,400 – $102,1203,400
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,020 – $106,4404,050
3Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030220
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040940
5Public Safety Telecommunicators$61,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,680 – $73,520350
6Brokerage Clerks$61,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,450 – $89,290200
7Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$58,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $85,040400
8Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,280610
9Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,590 – $82,5601,890
10Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,520 – $78,540570
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,540
Some college, no degree
$38,890 – $71,9204,170
12Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$52,690
Associate's degree
$40,310 – $66,620780
13Procurement Clerks$52,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,020 – $70,020160
14Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,730 – $73,080350
15Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$52,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,060 – $69,350180
16Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$51,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,370 – $73,980630
17Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,810 – $64,440370
18Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,420 – $76,210440
19Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540 – $63,5707,690
20Bill and Account Collectors$49,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,330 – $68,940270
21Billing and Posting Clerks$49,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,620 – $68,1701,110
22New Accounts Clerks$49,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,160 – $59,990290
23Order Clerks$47,650
Some college, no degree
$38,220 – $65,270190
24Information and Record Clerks, All Other$46,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,500 – $60,280310
25Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,180 – $73,7301,180
26Word Processors and Typists$46,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,550 – $59,990830
27Office Clerks, General$46,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,510 – $64,5306,860
28Customer Service Representatives$45,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $63,5708,290
29Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,430 – $64,2001,700
30Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,800 – $51,0102,240
31Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,780 – $51,410480
32Tellers$42,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,030 – $46,460880
33Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$42,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $52,430490
34File Clerks$42,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $56,310180
35Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$40,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320 – $55,260170
36Data Entry Keyers$39,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $55,070450
37Receptionists and Information Clerks$39,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,300 – $49,5502,650
38Library Assistants, Clerical$38,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $48,950610
39Couriers and Messengers$37,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,320 – $45,140220
40Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$36,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,850 – $48,780520

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	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,730	$56,400 – $102,120	3,400
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,360	$49,020 – $106,440	4,050
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $75,030	220
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	940
5	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,670	$45,680 – $73,520	350
6	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,450	$41,450 – $89,290	200
7	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,490	$41,600 – $85,040	400
8	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$47,440 – $75,280	610
9	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,310	$37,590 – $82,560	1,890
10	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,360	$43,520 – $78,540	570
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$53,540	$38,890 – $71,920	4,170
12	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$52,690	$40,310 – $66,620	780
13	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,540	$42,020 – $70,020	160
14	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,190	$43,730 – $73,080	350
15	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,190	$36,060 – $69,350	180
16	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,850	$45,370 – $73,980	630
17	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,640	$40,810 – $64,440	370
18	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,670	$34,420 – $76,210	440
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,330	$37,540 – $63,570	7,690
20	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,260	$38,330 – $68,940	270
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,030	$39,620 – $68,170	1,110
22	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,000	$45,160 – $59,990	290
23	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,650	$38,220 – $65,270	190
24	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,950	$41,500 – $60,280	310
25	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,810	$40,180 – $73,730	1,180
26	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,550	$37,550 – $59,990	830
27	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,010	$34,510 – $64,530	6,860
28	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,350	$35,930 – $63,570	8,290
29	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,210	$35,430 – $64,200	1,700
30	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,140	$37,800 – $51,010	2,240
31	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,730	$38,780 – $51,410	480
32	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,960	$38,030 – $46,460	880
33	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,320	$32,240 – $52,430	490
34	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,070	$32,240 – $56,310	180
35	Office Machine Operators, Except ComputerHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,560	$34,320 – $55,260	170
36	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,840	$32,240 – $55,070	450
37	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,790	$33,300 – $49,550	2,650
38	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,800	$32,240 – $48,950	610
39	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,680	$33,320 – $45,140	220
40	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,650	$32,850 – $48,780	520

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