Environmental Engineers Salary in Syracuse, NY

Environmental Engineers pay range in Syracuse

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $132,590 or more. The middle half of environmental engineers in Syracuse earn between $77,330 and $111,890.

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

Environmental Engineers salary after taxes in Syracuse

On the average salary of $98,730, a single filer in Syracuse takes home about $73,411 a year, or $6,118 a month and $2,824 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 environmental engineers? 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 $98,730 buys what about $103,121 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 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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Environmental Engineers salary in other New York cities

Syracuse ranks 7th of 8 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($117,950).

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Highest-paying cities for environmental engineers

Baton Rouge, LA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,100).

Environmental Engineers salary by city

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