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Legislator Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of legislators in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Syracuse is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Legislators in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$72,240
25th Percentile Wage
$85,640
50th Percentile Wage
$92,010
75th Percentile Wage
$98,380
90th Percentile Wage
$102,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $102,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,240.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$92,010
-0.32% 12.19%
2018
$92,300
-0.41% -
2017
$92,680
1.03% -
2016
$91,730
4.38% -
2015
$87,710
3.90% -
2014
$84,290
2.11% -
2013
$82,510
2.08% -
2012
$80,790
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,010 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Syracuse is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 44.8 percent (44.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$94,740
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$94,260
Elmira
$94,070
Rochester
$93,710
Kingston
$93,620
Utica-Rome
$93,420
Watertown-Fort Drum
$93,120
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$92,880
Nassau-Suffolk
$92,870
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$92,830
Binghamton
$92,830
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$92,790
Glens Falls
$92,570
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$92,270
Syracuse
$92,010
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$88,620
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$84,530
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$83,930
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$72,160
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$50,750

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