Medical Assistants salary in Albany, NY

Median pay for medical assistants in Albany, NY: $40,340/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,410 – $47,860 · about 1,380 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$1,175 (+3%).

What it's really worth in Albany

With Albany's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $40,340 has the buying power of about $41,089 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,360 · median home $370,533 · median rent $1,681/mo.

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How Albany ranks for this job

On raw pay, Albany, NY is 74th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Albany's cost of living is applied, it ranks 93rd.

The headline number flatters Albany. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, medical assistants here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Albany

A median home in Albany, NY costs $370,533 — about 9.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,681/mo works out at 50% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where medical assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Albany.

Metro	Median pay	vs Albany	Rent vs Albany
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+85%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+50%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+48%	1.9×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+48%	1.4×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs Albany	Rent vs Albany
New York, NY	$46,530	+15%	2.1×
Rochester, NY	$40,960	+2%	1×
Buffalo, NY	$40,820	+1%	0.9×
Utica, NY	$40,630	+1%	0.8×

Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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