Millwrights pay range in Albany
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,920 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,600 or more. The middle half of millwrights in Albany earn between $62,990 and $83,730.
- $51K10th
- $63K25th
- $81KMedian
- $84K75th
- $94K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $74,790 | $6,232 | $35.96 |
| Median | $80,840 | $6,737 | $38.87 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $62,990 | $5,249 | $30.28 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $83,730 | $6,978 | $40.25 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Millwrights salary after taxes in Albany
On the average salary of $74,790, a single filer in Albany takes home about $57,936 a year, or $4,828 a month and $2,228 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
Is Albany a good place for millwrights? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Albany area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.6), so the average $74,790 buys what about $75,116 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($58,460). A typical home costs $370,533, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Millwrights salary in other New York cities
Albany ranks 3rd of 5 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($95,250).
- New York$95,250
- Buffalo$81,240
- Albany$74,790
- Glens Falls$71,800
- Rochester$62,350
Highest-paying cities for millwrights
San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($104,030).
- San Francisco, CA$104,030
- Kennewick, WA$102,810
- New York, NY$95,250
- Los Angeles, CA$92,470
- Seattle, WA$89,800
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Millwrights salary in Albany: questions
How much do millwrights make an hour in Albany?
$35.96 an hour on average, and $38.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level millwrights salary in Albany?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,920 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,990, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the millwrights take-home pay in Albany?
About $57,936 a year ($4,828 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,790. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
Do millwrights earn more in Albany than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($73,302).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9044; area Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (10580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.86, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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