Electrical and Electronics Drafters Salary — Syracuse, New York

The average Electrical and Electronics Drafters in Syracuse, New York earns $75,930 a year.

$75,930 / year, mean
↓ 8.6% below national average 25th percentile in New York

Syracuse pays below most of New York for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for electrical and electronics drafters, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within New York

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
60
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.4%
Cost of living 96 #94 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2005 #101 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $264,903 #127 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $73,558 #79 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Syracuse ranks #94 for cost of living and #127 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $124,170 San Francisco $93,020 Seattle $89,960 Scranton $87,000 Rochester $86,790 Sacramento $86,050 New York $85,590 Dallas $84,740 Austin $84,630 Los Angeles $84,070 Houston $82,720 Allentown $82,480 Oxnard $82,480 Portland $82,340 San Diego $82,160 Indianapolis $81,760 Albany $80,770 Bakersfield $80,400 Detroit $79,900 Chicago $78,430 Santa Maria $78,060 Philadelphia $77,400 Syracuse $75,930 Orlando $75,020 San Antonio $74,970 Louisville $74,550 Harrisburg $74,260 Pittsburgh $72,870 Palm Bay $72,720 Visalia $72,470 Jacksonville $72,310 Baltimore $72,280 Grand Rapids $71,650 Riverside $71,300 Tampa $70,620 Spokane $70,410 Fresno $68,460 Miami $66,870 Richmond $66,170 Virginia Beach $62,000
CityMean salaryvs. Syracuse
Albany, New York$80,770+6.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$82,480+8.6%
Austin, Texas$84,630+11.5%
Bakersfield, California$80,400+5.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$72,280-4.8%
Chicago, Illinois$78,430+3.3%
Dallas, Texas$84,740+11.6%
Detroit, Michigan$79,900+5.2%
Fresno, California$68,460-9.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$71,650-5.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$74,260-2.2%
Houston, Texas$82,720+8.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$81,760+7.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$72,310-4.8%
Los Angeles, California$84,070+10.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$74,550-1.8%
Miami, Florida$66,870-11.9%
New York, New York$85,590+12.7%
Orlando, Florida$75,020-1.2%
Oxnard, California$82,480+8.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$72,720-4.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$77,400+1.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$72,870-4.0%
Portland, Oregon$82,340+8.4%
Richmond, Virginia$66,170-12.9%
Riverside, California$71,300-6.1%
Rochester, New York$86,790+14.3%
Sacramento, California$86,050+13.3%
San Antonio, Texas$74,970-1.3%
San Diego, California$82,160+8.2%
San Francisco, California$93,020+22.5%
San Jose, California$124,170+63.5%
Santa Maria, California$78,060+2.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$87,000+14.6%
Seattle, Washington$89,960+18.5%
Spokane, Washington$70,410-7.3%
Tampa, Florida$70,620-7.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$62,000-18.3%
Visalia, California$72,470-4.6%
Gross salary
75,930/yr
Estimated take-home
58,676/yr
Est. total withheld
22.7%

Single filer, federal + New York state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3012 SOC code
Official area Syracuse, NY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 45060 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ny_dtf_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
657,128