Physicists Salary in Albany, NY

Physicists pay range in Albany

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $121,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $250,850 or more. The middle half of physicists in Albany earn between $134,480 and $197,820.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Physicists salary after taxes in Albany

On the average salary of $176,840, a single filer in Albany takes home about $122,574 a year, or $10,214 a month and $4,714 every two weeks. Taxes take 31% 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 physicists? 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 $176,840 buys what about $177,611 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($58,460). A typical home costs $370,533, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physicists salary in other New York cities

Albany ranks 3rd of 3 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($191,320).

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Highest-paying cities for physicists

Miami, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($245,010).

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