Surveyors Salary in Syracuse, NY

Surveyors pay range in Syracuse

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,380 or more. The middle half of surveyors in Syracuse earn between $57,700 and $101,200.

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

Surveyors salary after taxes in Syracuse

On the average salary of $80,760, a single filer in Syracuse takes home about $61,808 a year, or $5,151 a month and $2,377 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.

Is Syracuse a good place for surveyors? 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 $80,760 buys what about $84,352 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 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surveyors salary in other New York cities

Syracuse ranks 3rd of 6 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($93,290).

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Highest-paying cities for surveyors

Yuba City, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,690).

Surveyors salary by city

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