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Accountant and Auditor Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of accountants and auditors in Syracuse is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Accountants and Auditors in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,670
25th Percentile Wage
$61,310
50th Percentile Wage
$77,450
75th Percentile Wage
$100,060
90th Percentile Wage
$128,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,670.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$77,450
0.26% 21.10%
2021
$77,250
8.32% -
2020
$70,820
1.88% -
2019
$69,490
4.23% -
2018
$66,550
-0.23% -
2017
$66,700
2.61% -
2016
$64,960
1.32% -
2015
$64,100
1.59% -
2014
$63,080
1.79% -
2013
$61,950
1.36% -
2012
$61,110
- -

Table 2. Compare Accountant and Auditor Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,450 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Syracuse is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 18.2 percent (18.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$101,820
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$84,020
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$81,240
Nassau-Suffolk
$80,960
Ithaca
$78,480
Rochester
$78,000
Syracuse
$77,450
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$77,120
Binghamton
$75,170
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$74,930
Kingston
$74,190
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$73,530
Elmira
$73,140
Utica-Rome
$72,400
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$71,420
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$70,860
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$69,990
Glens Falls
$67,840
Watertown-Fort Drum
$65,260
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,350

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.