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Materials Engineer Salary in Syracuse, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,020
25th Percentile Wage
$79,640
50th Percentile Wage
$102,080
75th Percentile Wage
$130,280
90th Percentile Wage
$135,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials 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 $135,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,020.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$102,080
-6.65% 17.13%
2020
$108,870
9.13% -
2019
$98,930
-3.54% -
2018
$102,430
18.33% -
2017
$83,650
5.65% -
2016
$78,920
0.90% -
2015
$78,210
1.01% -
2014
$77,420
-11.92% -
2013
$86,650
2.38% -
2012
$84,590
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $102,080, Syracuse is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of New York, following the highest paying city Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary of $105,640). Compared with Albany-Schenectady-Troy, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Syracuse is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$105,640
Syracuse
$102,080
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$101,780
Nassau-Suffolk
$100,650
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$100,210
Rochester
$99,960
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$98,420
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$87,790
Binghamton
$81,620
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$76,080
Ithaca
$73,200
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$59,880

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