Social Scientist and Related Worker Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social scientists and related workers 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 Social Scientists and Related Workers in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$54,720
25th Percentile Wage
$65,670
50th Percentile Wage
$76,360
75th Percentile Wage
$87,300
90th Percentile Wage
$103,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers 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 $103,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,720.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$76,360
12.53% 19.83%
2021
$66,790
-6.93% -
2018
$71,420
-1.06% -
2017
$72,180
9.71% -
2016
$65,170
9.01% -
2013
$59,300
-3.24% -
2012
$61,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Social Scientist and Related Worker Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,360 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for social scientists and related workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Syracuse is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 16.5 percent (16.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$99,010
Nassau-Suffolk
$90,000
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$87,110
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$83,650
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$77,370
Syracuse
$76,360
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$76,270
Rochester
$72,550
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$66,210
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,780

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