Chemists Salary in Syracuse, NY

Chemists pay range in Syracuse

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $146,090 or more. The middle half of chemists in Syracuse earn between $64,150 and $134,960.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Chemists salary after taxes in Syracuse

On the average salary of $96,580, a single filer in Syracuse takes home about $72,027 a year, or $6,002 a month and $2,770 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Is Syracuse a good place for chemists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Syracuse area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $96,580 buys what about $100,875 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Syracuse ($52,990). A typical home costs $264,903, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemists salary in other New York cities

Syracuse ranks 4th of 7 New York metro areas for this job; Albany pays the most ($122,210).

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Highest-paying cities for chemists

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,550).

Chemists salary by city

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