Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $222,860. The second highest-paying jobs are those of psychiatrist, with an average salary of $214,170.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Syracuse, NY has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Syracuse, NY in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$222,860	$193,410	80
2	Psychiatrists	$214,170	$64,290	60
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$211,530	$128,140	150
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$195,890	$63,760	260
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$178,880	$76,260	150
6	Chief Executives	$175,140	$96,780	130
7	General Dentists	$169,280	$99,830	340
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,570	$107,370	430
9	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$164,560	$84,390	250
10	Sales Managers	$158,580	$78,310	580
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$157,200	$96,600	610
12	Training and Development Managers	$148,580	$73,390	50
13	Financial Managers	$138,830	$78,520	840
14	Natural Sciences Managers	$137,380	$93,940	50
15	Purchasing Managers	$135,210	$96,320	140
16	Human Resources Managers	$135,200	$84,040	190
17	Marketing Managers	$133,930	$81,730	490
18	Fundraising Managers	$131,210	$64,790	60
19	Pharmacists	$131,190	$99,100	590
20	Lawyers	$129,540	$70,120	1,120
21	Optometrists	$129,390	$78,960	80
22	All Other Managers	$129,080	$59,960	340
23	Art Directors	$128,110	$32,480	70
24	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$126,000	$85,010	30
25	Veterinarians	$124,350	$67,890	140
26	Industrial Production Managers	$124,320	$74,700	330
27	Computer Hardware Engineers	$123,810	$72,030	110
28	General Pediatricians	$122,420	$73,440	90
29	Physician Assistants	$121,500	$82,630	540
30	Medical and Health Services Managers	$120,570	$74,900	700
31	Public Relations Managers	$120,130	$77,940	40
32	Administrative Services Managers	$114,910	$72,000	310
33	Crane and Tower Operators	$109,370	$49,130	40
34	Software Developers	$108,800	$67,600	1,720
35	Nurse Practitioners	$107,640	$85,630	730
36	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$107,240	$57,340	140
37	Computer Network Architects	$107,160	$68,180	290
38	Statisticians	$106,510	$64,550	30
39	Computer Systems Analysts	$105,330	$66,710	770
40	Financial Examiners	$105,000	$49,000	260
41	Engineers, All Other	$104,850	$65,220	380
42	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$104,770	$80,570	600
43	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$102,980	$75,650	150
44	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$102,800	$59,560	340
45	Electrical Engineers	$102,510	$75,190	570
46	Podiatrists	$101,650	$73,180	30
47	Operations Research Analysts	$101,510	$62,890	120
48	Construction Managers	$100,970	$71,120	200
49	Chemical Engineers	$100,580	$51,580	40
50	Mechanical Engineers	$99,500	$63,760	660
51	Nurse Midwives	$99,080	$81,620	60
52	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$98,750	$64,760	60
53	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$98,610	$63,090	290
54	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$98,030	$48,960	340
55	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$97,240	$38,200	120
56	General and Operations Managers	$96,880	$46,570	5,840
57	Industrial Engineers	$96,640	$65,790	840
58	Facilities Managers	$96,110	$65,590	250
59	Financial Risk Specialists	$95,990	$62,960	100
60	Biomedical Engineers	$95,800	$63,320	40
61	Power Plant Operators	$95,650	$49,860	170
62	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$95,130	$57,270	180
63	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$94,320	$59,980	180
64	Project Management Specialists	$93,880	$59,300	1,590
65	Sales Engineers	$92,480	$64,200	100
66	Legislators	$92,110	$29,180	230
67	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$91,660	$73,410	340
68	Database Architects	$90,700	$55,860	60
69	Information Security Analysts	$90,210	$54,440	130
70	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$89,640	$39,490	120
71	Environmental Science Teachers	$85,430	$52,250	70
72	Computer Programmers	$85,000	$60,590	310
73	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$84,940	$54,960	500
74	Civil Engineers	$84,710	$58,890	680
75	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$84,670	$46,750	250
76	Labor Relations Specialists	$84,370	$49,390	270
77	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,050	$60,990	640
78	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$83,940	$47,910	200
79	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$83,200	$46,650	130
80	Environmental Engineers	$83,090	$60,710	230
81	Actuaries	$83,050	$53,530	70
82	Technical Writers	$82,990	$53,970	60
83	Postsecondary History Teachers	$82,890	$46,660	60
84	Radiation Therapists	$82,740	$62,660	30
85	Financial Analysts	$82,490	$61,530	480
86	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$82,490	$56,680	200
87	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$82,480	$63,850	80
88	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$82,400	$64,070	40
89	Physical Therapists	$82,330	$64,410	620
90	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$82,280	$74,900	40
91	Data Scientists	$82,130	$41,390	260
92	Database Administrators	$82,050	$47,000	90
93	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$82,010	$49,710	60
94	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$82,010	$43,960	80
95	School Psychologists	$81,790	$63,060	210
96	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$81,660	$50,400	40
97	Occupational Therapists	$81,660	$58,590	330
98	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$81,430	$57,970	180
99	Insurance Underwriters	$81,370	$48,130	230
100	Budget Analysts	$81,270	$63,230	100

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,060
2	General Pediatricians	$167,020
3	General Dentists	$166,020
4	Chief Executives	$164,860
5	Marketing Managers	$162,600
6	Fundraising Managers	$162,410
7	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$161,860
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$161,630
9	Training and Development Managers	$151,300
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$145,270

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$186,100
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$181,090
3	General Dentists	$172,900
4	Podiatrists	$169,020
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$162,800
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$156,710
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$153,030
8	Training and Development Managers	$151,610
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$145,510
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$141,570

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$181,360
2	General Pediatricians	$178,890
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$167,980
4	Podiatrists	$156,600
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$156,060
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,460
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$146,500
8	Optometrists	$139,250
9	Training and Development Managers	$137,330
10	General Dentists	$136,770

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