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Chemical Engineer Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers 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 Chemical Engineers in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,580
25th Percentile Wage
$75,910
50th Percentile Wage
$100,580
75th Percentile Wage
$128,070
90th Percentile Wage
$163,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $163,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,580.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$100,580
1.53% -8.09%
2021
$99,040
1.33% -
2020
$97,720
-4.03% -
2019
$101,660
2.69% -
2018
$98,930
-1.78% -
2017
$100,690
-7.97% -
2012
$108,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemical Engineer Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,580 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Syracuse is 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 38.5 percent (38.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$129,540
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$123,780
Syracuse
$100,580
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$100,210
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$97,750
Nassau-Suffolk
$92,570
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$90,400
Rochester
$61,840

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