Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of graduate teaching assistants 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 Graduate Teaching Assistants in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,640
25th Percentile Wage
$24,040
50th Percentile Wage
$37,030
75th Percentile Wage
$52,700
90th Percentile Wage
$60,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants 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 $60,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,640.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$37,030
18.09% 18.09%
2015
$30,330
20.84% -
2014
$24,010
-26.32% -
2012
$30,330
- -

Table 2. Compare Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,030 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for graduate teaching assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Syracuse is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Rochester and 12.0 percent (12.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Rochester
$48,710
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$47,980
Nassau-Suffolk
$41,850
Syracuse
$37,030
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$35,560
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$34,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$33,380
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$32,600

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