Postsecondary Political Science Teacher Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary political science teachers in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary political science teachers 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 Postsecondary Political Science Teachers in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,840
25th Percentile Wage
$85,740
50th Percentile Wage
$101,790
75th Percentile Wage
$136,860
90th Percentile Wage
$165,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary political science teachers 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 $165,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,840.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary political science teachers from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$101,790
4.80% 32.61%
2019
$96,900
-0.50% -
2018
$97,380
19.76% -
2017
$78,140
1.83% -
2016
$76,710
6.24% -
2015
$71,920
-0.96% -
2014
$72,610
-1.98% -
2013
$74,050
7.36% -
2012
$68,600
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Political Science Teacher Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $101,790, Syracuse is the second highest paying city for postsecondary political science teachers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $126,130). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of postsecondary political science teachers in Syracuse is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$126,130
Syracuse
$101,790
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$85,890
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$85,680
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$81,330
Rochester
$74,730
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$73,990
Nassau-Suffolk
$71,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$64,900
Utica-Rome
$63,640
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,400
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,810

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