Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors 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 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,810
25th Percentile Wage
$48,670
50th Percentile Wage
$61,710
75th Percentile Wage
$78,580
90th Percentile Wage
$97,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors 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 $97,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,810.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$61,710
3.78% 4.15%
2021
$59,380
-6.79% -
2020
$63,410
1.72% -
2019
$62,320
3.21% -
2018
$60,320
-7.21% -
2017
$64,670
8.46% -
2016
$59,200
-2.58% -
2015
$60,730
8.41% -
2014
$55,620
-4.05% -
2013
$57,870
-2.21% -
2012
$59,150
- -

Table 2. Compare Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,710 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Syracuse is 28.7 percent (28.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elmira.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$86,550
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$78,300
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$74,310
Ithaca
$73,440
Kingston
$72,020
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$68,650
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,000
Syracuse
$61,710
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$60,450
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$59,510
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,230
Watertown-Fort Drum
$58,080
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$57,770
Glens Falls
$57,280
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$57,220
Utica-Rome
$54,400
Rochester
$52,280
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$52,020
Binghamton
$50,710
Elmira
$49,900

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