Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Salary — Albany, New York

The average Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in Albany, New York earns $105,680 a year.

$105,680 / year, mean
↓ 10.6% below national average 40th percentile in New York

Albany sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within New York — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within New York

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
200
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.1%
Cost of living 100 #63 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2005 #101 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $370,533 #67 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $86,072 #34 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Albany ranks #63 for cost of living and #67 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Tallahassee $159,750 Indianapolis $151,500 Seattle $140,060 Jacksonville $138,930 Lansing $137,840 Grand Rapids $135,080 Detroit $133,940 Dallas $133,620 Baltimore $130,970 Scranton $130,740 Syracuse $130,730 Roanoke $130,390 Miami $128,720 New York $126,620 Chicago $126,180 Pittsburgh $123,180 Houston $121,750 Buffalo $120,770 Austin $119,880 Waco $119,880 Tampa $113,720 Portland $113,580 San Antonio $113,180 Philadelphia $107,610 Albany $105,680 Harrisburg $105,050 Rochester $104,480 Richmond $101,970 Virginia Beach $100,250 Lexington $98,690 Lancaster $91,890 Reading $88,570
CityMean salaryvs. Albany
Austin, Texas$119,880+13.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$130,970+23.9%
Buffalo, New York$120,770+14.3%
Chicago, Illinois$126,180+19.4%
Dallas, Texas$133,620+26.4%
Detroit, Michigan$133,940+26.7%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$135,080+27.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$105,050-0.6%
Houston, Texas$121,750+15.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$151,500+43.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$138,930+31.5%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$91,890-13.0%
Lansing, Michigan$137,840+30.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$98,690-6.6%
Miami, Florida$128,720+21.8%
New York, New York$126,620+19.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$107,610+1.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$123,180+16.6%
Portland, Oregon$113,580+7.5%
Reading, Pennsylvania$88,570-16.2%
Richmond, Virginia$101,970-3.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$130,390+23.4%
Rochester, New York$104,480-1.1%
San Antonio, Texas$113,180+7.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$130,740+23.7%
Seattle, Washington$140,060+32.5%
Syracuse, New York$130,730+23.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$159,750+51.2%
Tampa, Florida$113,720+7.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$100,250-5.1%
Waco, Texas$119,880+13.4%
Gross salary
105,680/yr
Estimated take-home
77,883/yr
Est. total withheld
26.3%

Single filer, federal + New York state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 23-1021 SOC code
Official area Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10580 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ny_dtf_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
SchenectadyTroy
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.