Syracuse, NY
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · New York statewide data
$61,580
Median Annual Wage
+26% since 2019
$65,730
New York Median
-6% vs state
273,240
Total Workers
512
Occupations Tracked
Syracuse, NY is a Metropolitan Area with 512 tracked occupations and an estimated 273,240 total workers. Wages grew an average of 22.5% from 2019 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Legal Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Psychiatrists | $226,560 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $220,990 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $203,470 |
| Pediatricians, General | $190,110 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $178,590 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $172,160 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $167,020 |
| Optometrists | $163,400 |
| Sales Managers | $158,690 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $153,890 |
Job Market Trends
2019 → 2024
+22.5%
avg wage growth since 2019
-4.1%
employment change since 2019
Fastest Wage Growth
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+107.5%
$45,220 → $93,810
|
| Labor Relations Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+107.4%
$47,760 → $99,040
|
| Bartenders Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+96.8%
$24,800 → $48,810
|
| Library Technicians Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+88.3%
$28,310 → $53,310
|
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+88.1%
$29,550 → $55,580
|
Most Jobs Added
| New Accounts Clerks Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+700.0%
30 → 260
|
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+300.0%
340 → 1,430
|
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+200.0%
60 → 180
|
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
+200.0%
90 → 310
|
| Marketing Managers Management Occupations |
+100.0%
240 → 590
|
Wage Declines
| Chiropractors Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-31.3%
$94,570 → $64,990
|
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-16.3%
$72,620 → $60,750
|
| Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-11.7%
$87,120 → $76,950
|
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
-10.1%
$53,170 → $47,800
|
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons Construction and Extraction Occupations |
-8.2%
$71,020 → $65,210
|
Wage Trends in Syracuse, NY
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $61,580 |
| 2023 | $56,990 |
| 2022 | $55,295 |
| 2021 | $49,825 |
| 2020 | $50,660 |
| 2019 | $48,810 |