Job market report: Albany, NY

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Albany, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 31 open listings in Albany; 50 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 5 new in the last 7 days; 0 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $105k a year ($98k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in NY: 8% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • 454 workers in WARN layoff notices within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 286 jobsArizona: 1,397 jobsColorado: 1,180 jobsFlorida: 1,499 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,404 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 703 jobsPennsylvania: 600 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,660 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,501 jobsNew Mexico: 724 jobsArkansas: 206 jobsCalifornia: 7,726 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,945 jobsHawaii: 343 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 701 jobsMichigan: 343 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,724 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 587 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 796 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,839 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 221 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 639 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsPittsfield Ballston Spa, NY: 1 jobBallston Spa · 1Schenectady, NY: 3 jobsSchenectady · 3Troy, NY: 2 jobsTroy · 2Latham, NY: 7 jobs, median listed pay $89k a yearLatham · 7 · $89kWatervliet, NY: 6 jobs, median listed pay $73k a year, ▲ 1 new this weekWatervliet · 6 · $73kAlbany, NY: 31 jobs, median listed pay $105k a year, ▲ 5 new this weekAlbany · 31 · $105k You: Albany, NY Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Albany; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Albany

  1. Data and analytics · 3 listings · typical $105k a year
  2. IT and help desk · 3 listings · typical $104k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. Veterans Health Administration · 16 jobs
  2. Carvana · 5 jobs
  3. Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys · 3 jobs
  4. Railroad Retirement Board · 2 jobs
  5. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · 1 job
  6. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1 job
  7. Social Security Administration · 1 job
  8. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Latham, NY · 7 jobs · 7 mi
  • Watervliet, NY · 6 jobs · 6 mi
  • Saratoga Springs, NY · 4 jobs · 29 mi
  • Schenectady, NY · 3 jobs · 14 mi
  • Troy, NY · 2 jobs · 8 mi
  • Saugerties, NY · 2 jobs · 42 mi

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