Highest-paying business jobs in Albany

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Albany

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#26. Tax preparers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $49,600
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#25. Credit counselors

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $59,830
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,430
- Employment: 31,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
--- Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)

#24. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $62,800
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#23. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $63,470
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,270

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

#22. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $66,130
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#21. Fundraisers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $70,050
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#20. Training and development specialists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $71,290
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,640

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#19. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $72,240
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,570

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#18. Compliance officers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $73,990
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,390

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#17. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $74,340
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,010

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#16. Human resources specialists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $74,870
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,270

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#15. Budget analysts

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $78,260
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

#14. Logisticians

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $79,290
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#13. Cost estimators

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $79,350
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#12. Financial examiners

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $82,110
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,180
- Employment: 60,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($128,280)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,590)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,070)

#11. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $83,200
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,180
- Employment: 11,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($89,810)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($86,970)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($86,050)

#10. Insurance underwriters

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $84,950
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

#9. Accountants and auditors

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $86,380
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,620

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#8. Labor relations specialists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $87,050
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

#7. Financial and investment analysts

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $88,010
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,240

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#6. Management analysts

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $88,050
- #219 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,170

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#5. Loan officers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $91,880
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#4. Credit analysts

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $93,960
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

#3. Project management specialists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $103,350
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,560

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#2. Financial risk specialists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $116,770
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

#1. Personal financial advisors

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $149,290
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 710

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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