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Nursing Assistant Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nursing 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 Nursing Assistants in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,600
25th Percentile Wage
$25,850
50th Percentile Wage
$29,160
75th Percentile Wage
$33,970
90th Percentile Wage
$38,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing 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 $38,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,600.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$29,160
2.88% 9.22%
2017
$28,320
4.56% -
2016
$27,030
2.29% -
2015
$26,410
-3.10% -
2014
$27,230
0.11% -
2013
$27,200
2.68% -
2012
$26,470
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,160 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Syracuse is 28.5 percent (28.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 8.0 percent (8.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Binghamton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$40,760
Nassau-Suffolk
$39,500
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$36,370
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$34,370
Glens Falls
$31,830
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$30,400
Elmira
$30,330
Kingston
$30,180
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,570
Rochester
$29,480
Syracuse
$29,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,030
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$28,710
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$28,690
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,490
Watertown-Fort Drum
$28,280
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,070
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$27,880
Utica-Rome
$27,050
Binghamton
$26,830

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