Syracuse, NY

Across all occupations in the Syracuse, NY metropolitan area, the median wage is $52,990 a year ($25.48 an hour) and the mean $67,470, May 2025. That median is +4% against the US median of $50,980 and −11% against New York's $59,670. BLS counts 300,130 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is cardiologists; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Syracuse, NY vs New York and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Syracuse, NY area, New York and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Syracuse, NY	Hourly	$16.49	$18.63	$25.48	$38.05	$53.97	$32.44	300,130
Syracuse, NY	Annual	$34,290	$38,760	$52,990	$79,140	$112,260	$67,470	300,130
New York	Hourly	$17.19	$19.79	$28.69	$47.51	$75.72	$39.65	9,688,000
New York	Annual	$35,760	$41,160	$59,670	$98,810	$157,500	$82,460	9,688,000
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

517 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: New York. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Syracuse, NY

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Cardiologists	$460,900	$221.59	30
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$320,350	$154.01	50
3	Physicians, All Other	$286,920	$137.94	540
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$269,270	$129.46	200
5	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$239,000	$114.91	40
6	Chief Executives	$216,610	$104.14	240
7	Dentists, General	$191,830	$92.23	190
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$191,510	$92.07	100
9	Podiatrists	$182,830	$87.90	40
10	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$181,980	$87.49	170
11	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$172,270	$82.82	120
12	Pediatricians, General	$170,780	$82.10	60
13	Sales Managers in New York	$170,090	$81.77	640
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$169,980	$81.72	470
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers in New York	$169,760	$81.61	740
16	Financial Managers in New York	$169,270	$81.38	1,220
17	Marketing Managers	$155,360	$74.69	660
18	Optometrists	$153,790	$73.94	100
19	Pharmacists	$149,510	$71.88	740
20	Managers, All Other in New York	$148,810	$71.55	430

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Syracuse, NY

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New York	8,310	27.69	1.00	$37,440
2	Registered Nurses in New York	8,180	27.25	1.25	$86,960
3	Retail Salespersons in New York	8,150	27.16	1.08	$35,250
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers in New York	6,750	22.50	0.91	$33,940
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in New York	6,640	22.13	1.21	$38,950
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in New York	6,390	21.28	1.12	$44,660
7	Cashiers in New York	6,140	20.45	1.03	$33,950
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New York	6,010	20.04	1.41	$38,230
9	General and Operations Managers in New York	5,730	19.08	0.85	$108,140
10	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New York	4,950	16.48	1.50	$48,500
11	Customer Service Representatives in New York	4,710	15.70	0.94	$45,360
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New York	4,670	15.56	1.70	$37,330
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New York	4,120	13.74	1.04	$61,330
14	Office Clerks, General in New York	4,020	13.39	0.84	$45,060
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in New York	3,550	11.84	1.20	$54,300
16	Waiters and Waitresses in New York	3,430	11.44	0.78	$47,640
17	Nursing Assistants in New York	3,120	10.41	1.12	$42,940
18	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York	2,980	9.94	1.12	$52,000
19	Accountants and Auditors in New York	2,710	9.01	0.97	$82,230
19	Light Truck Drivers in New York	2,710	9.03	1.43	$44,200

Most concentrated occupations in Syracuse, NY

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Word Processors and Typists	8.60	580	1.94	$46,220
2	Power Plant Operators	5.20	290	0.98	$97,300
3	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	4.79	160	0.52	$77,470
4	Music Directors and Composers	4.76	120	0.38	$140,230
4	Musicians and Singers	4.76	330	1.11	*
6	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.50	520	1.74	$82,530
7	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	4.42	170	0.58	$78,610
8	School Bus Monitors	3.99	600	2.01	$35,950
9	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	3.95	160	0.53	$119,230
10	Directors, Religious Activities and Education	3.84	160	0.55	$48,660

Occupation groups in Syracuse, NY

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$128,290	$143,070	16,180	53.91	0.75
Architecture and Engineering	$99,960	$103,540	5,830	19.44	1.15
Computer and Mathematical	$98,850	$105,610	6,760	22.52	0.67
Legal	$85,200	$114,040	2,520	8.41	1.00
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$84,080	$99,130	22,520	75.02	1.19
Business and Financial Operations	$82,460	$92,680	15,840	52.77	0.78
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$80,300	$91,470	2,860	9.52	1.00
Educational Instruction and Library	$65,420	$69,270	25,920	86.37	1.48
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$63,300	$86,510	3,830	12.75	0.97
Construction and Extraction	$61,650	$68,640	11,030	36.76	0.89
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$61,420	$65,650	13,090	43.63	1.11
Protective Service	$58,850	$62,220	6,400	21.32	0.88
Community and Social Service	$56,040	$59,360	7,820	26.05	1.52
Production	$48,370	$55,320	15,220	50.71	0.92
Office and Administrative Support	$48,270	$52,860	38,480	128.22	1.12
Transportation and Material Moving	$44,930	$48,860	28,190	93.92	1.07
Healthcare Support	$39,410	$42,270	15,150	50.49	0.99
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$38,420	$42,360	9,640	32.11	1.10
Sales and Related	$37,160	$52,530	24,240	80.76	0.94
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$36,050	$43,010	290	0.96	0.34
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$35,800	$41,500	22,890	76.26	0.87
Personal Care and Service	$35,090	$41,400	5,440	18.13	0.87

Every occupation in New York, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 517 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Syracuse, NY estimates (area 45060).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Syracuse, NY area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.