Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Syracuse, NY

Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Syracuse

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,270 or more. The middle half of education teachers, postsecondary in Syracuse earn between $63,570 and $79,210.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Syracuse vs. New York and the U.S.

Education teachers, postsecondary in Syracuse earn 19% less than the New York average ($96,740) and about the same as the U.S. average ($79,350). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $75,350.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Syracuse

On the average salary of $78,430, a single filer in Syracuse takes home about $60,297 a year, or $5,025 a month and $2,319 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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.

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Is Syracuse a good place for education teachers, postsecondary? 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 $78,430 buys what about $81,918 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Syracuse ($52,990). A typical home costs $264,903, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other New York cities

Syracuse ranks 6th of 7 New York metro areas for this job; Ithaca pays the most ($106,960).

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Highest-paying cities for education teachers, postsecondary

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,400).

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