Visa Wage Index

Sociologists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Employers filed 3 applications covering 4 positions for this role here, at a median of $80,000 a year. 3 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Sociologists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands. These are national figures. The library had no local survey for this occupation, so it falls back to the national one, and this page shows that rather than presenting a national number as a local one.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$72,342
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$92,102
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$111,862
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$131,622

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
The Research Foundation for SUNY Albany Level II 11 $80,000
University at Albany, State University of New York not stated 23 $80,000

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.