Home / Wages / Syracuse Syracuse salaries The median worker in the Syracuse, NY metro area earned $50,800 a year in 2024, about $24.42 an hour. That ranks #62 of the 391 metro areas published here, 2.6% above the national median.
New York
Median pay $50,800 $24.42 per hour
Vs national +2.6% U.S. $49,500
Workers 295,110 wage and salary
Metro rank #62 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Syracuse pays 13.3% less than New York as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Word Processors and Typists 9.31× 640 $43,870 School Bus Monitors 4.73× 650 $36,200 Highway Maintenance Workers 2.92× 850 $50,250 Special Education Teachers, Middle School 2.78× 510 $74,750 Social and Human Service Assistants 2.75× 2,230 $45,280 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2.71× 500 $58,430 Physician Assistants 2.4× 710 $129,720 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 2.19× 1,980 $77,320 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2.01× 2,380 $76,990 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1.95× 1,440 $54,580 Electrical Engineers 1.89× 680 $107,910 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1.88× 830 $63,590
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Syracuse Occupation Median Hourly Employed Architectural and Engineering Managers $172,160 $82.77 460 Computer and Information Systems Managers $167,020 $80.30 700 Sales Managers $158,690 $76.29 550 Dentists, General $150,910 $72.56 210 Financial Managers $145,180 $69.80 1,040 Pharmacists $144,270 $69.36 680 Human Resources Managers $143,820 $69.15 290 Managers, All Other $142,560 $68.54 420 Marketing Managers $141,660 $68.11 590 Medical and Health Services Managers $134,470 $64.65 780 Physician Assistants $129,720 $62.37 710 Industrial Production Managers $127,100 $61.11 400 Nurse Practitioners $127,030 $61.07 880 Software Developers $121,340 $58.34 2,140 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $120,630 $57.99 290 Engineers, All Other $119,420 $57.41 290 Administrative Services Managers $119,300 $57.36 360 Lawyers $119,140 $57.28 1,200 Computer Network Architects $115,600 $55.58 280 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $110,340 n/a 720 Electrical Engineers $107,910 $51.88 680 Facilities Managers $107,660 $51.76 250 Project Management Specialists $103,990 $50.00 1,800 Mechanical Engineers $103,870 $49.94 620 General and Operations Managers $103,210 $49.62 6,110 Industrial Engineers $102,930 $49.49 920 Power Plant Operators $102,400 $49.23 260 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $101,930 $49.01 370 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $100,520 $48.33 210 Civil Engineers $99,520 $47.85 810 Labor Relations Specialists $99,040 $47.62 240 Data Scientists $99,020 $47.61 310 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $96,670 $46.48 380 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $96,210 $46.26 260 Computer Systems Analysts $96,150 $46.23 500 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $95,550 $45.94 300 Management Analysts $95,460 $45.90 1,110 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $95,370 $45.85 270 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $95,020 $45.68 480 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $93,270 $44.84 230 Financial and Investment Analysts $93,230 $44.82 310 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $90,700 $43.61 200 Environmental Engineers $89,680 $43.12 200 Physical Therapists $88,850 $42.72 660 English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $86,150 n/a 260 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $85,690 $41.20 320 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $85,460 $41.09 530 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $85,300 n/a 230 Speech-Language Pathologists $84,590 $40.67 500 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $84,550 $40.65 200 Dental Hygienists $84,360 $40.56 480 Registered Nurses $83,920 $40.34 7,520 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $83,690 $40.24 700 Respiratory Therapists $82,850 $39.83 230 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $82,590 $39.71 280 Personal Financial Advisors $82,380 $39.60 360 School Psychologists $81,950 $39.40 260 Occupational Therapists $81,930 $39.39 460 Logisticians $80,760 $38.83 250 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $80,710 $38.80 380
Where most people work Largest occupations in Syracuse by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Retail Salespersons 7,940 $34,320 $16.50 Registered Nurses 7,520 $83,920 $40.34 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 7,490 $36,510 $17.55 Fast Food and Counter Workers 7,070 $33,910 $16.30 Stockers and Order Fillers 6,440 $38,530 $18.52 Cashiers 6,130 $32,000 $15.39 General and Operations Managers 6,110 $103,210 $49.62 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5,900 $36,800 $17.69 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 5,750 $46,680 $22.44 Customer Service Representatives 5,260 $44,870 $21.57 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 4,970 $47,630 $22.90 Office Clerks, General 4,880 $39,450 $18.97 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 4,510 $35,720 n/a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 3,920 $58,090 $27.93 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3,730 $49,970 $24.03 Waiters and Waitresses 3,640 $47,830 $23.00 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 3,140 $50,020 $24.05 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 2,960 $77,260 n/a Nursing Assistants 2,640 $41,410 $19.91 Accountants and Auditors 2,610 $79,790 $38.36
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other New York metro areas New York-Newark-Jersey City 9,363,020 workers $60,460 Albany-Schenectady-Troy 442,970 workers $56,460 Ithaca 48,030 workers $56,350 Buffalo-Cheektowaga 531,990 workers $50,190 Rochester 490,900 workers $50,050 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 264,070 workers $49,730 Syracuse pay: common questions What is the average salary in Syracuse? The median across all occupations is $50,800 , or $24.42 an hour, covering 295,110 wage and salary workers. The mean is $65,440, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Syracuse pay more than the rest of New York? No. The metro median of $50,800 is 13.3% below the New York median of $58,560. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Syracuse? Architectural and Engineering Managers ($172,160), Computer and Information Systems Managers ($167,020), Sales Managers ($158,690). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Syracuse unusually full of? Word Processors and Typists, at 9.31× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.