SOC 43-5111 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Albany, NY

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Albany, New York is $52,010 a year ($25.01 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $52,090: half of the 140 people in this job in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$52,010average per year

$25.01 / hourMedian $52,090Take-home ≈ $41,714

  • $40K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

140people in this job
+9%vs U.S. average
#1 of 7New York metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Albany

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,100 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Albany earn between $47,580 and $56,700.

  • $40K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,010$4,334$25.00
Median$52,090$4,341$25.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,580$3,965$22.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,700$4,725$27.26

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Albany vs. New York and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Albany earn 6% more than the New York average ($49,220) and 9% more than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +12% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Albany$52,010$52,090$40,180$61,100140
New York$49,220$46,970$34,880$67,9602,240
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Albany

On the average salary of $52,010, a single filer in Albany takes home about $41,714 a year, or $3,476 a month and $1,604 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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.

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Is Albany a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? 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 $52,010 buys what about $52,237 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($58,460). A typical home costs $370,533, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other New York cities

Albany ranks 1st of 7 New York metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in New York

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Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Albany: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Albany?

$25.01 an hour on average, and $25.04 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Albany?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,180 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Albany?

About $41,714 a year ($3,476 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,010. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Albany than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (10580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.90, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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