Photographers Salary in Syracuse, NY

Photographers pay range in Syracuse

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,190 or more. The middle half of photographers in Syracuse earn between $40,440 and $64,980.

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

Photographers salary after taxes in Syracuse

On the average salary of $53,820, a single filer in Syracuse takes home about $43,069 a year, or $3,589 a month and $1,657 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 photographers? 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 $53,820 buys what about $56,214 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Syracuse ($52,990). A typical home costs $264,903, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Photographers salary in other New York cities

Syracuse ranks 4th of 7 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($71,860).

All Photographers salaries in New York

Highest-paying cities for photographers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($83,790).

Photographers salary by city

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