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Environmental Engineer Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental 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 Environmental Engineers in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$60,710
25th Percentile Wage
$65,800
50th Percentile Wage
$83,090
75th Percentile Wage
$107,120
90th Percentile Wage
$161,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental 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 $161,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,710.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$83,090
4.15% 17.99%
2021
$79,640
-4.43% -
2020
$83,170
-0.58% -
2019
$83,650
6.25% -
2018
$78,420
0.98% -
2017
$77,650
2.72% -
2016
$75,540
3.06% -
2015
$73,230
-2.21% -
2014
$74,850
10.75% -
2013
$66,800
-2.01% -
2012
$68,140
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,090 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Syracuse is 17.2 percent (17.2%) 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 Watertown-Fort Drum.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$100,390
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$99,370
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$91,430
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$89,380
Nassau-Suffolk
$89,040
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$84,740
Syracuse
$83,090
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$82,450
Rochester
$82,190
Utica-Rome
$80,360
Binghamton
$79,640
Glens Falls
$78,060
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$77,670
Kingston
$75,780
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$75,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$74,590
Watertown-Fort Drum
$67,960

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