Postsecondary Teaching Assistant Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary teaching assistants in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary teaching 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 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants in Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,070
25th Percentile Wage
$38,750
50th Percentile Wage
$48,270
75th Percentile Wage
$62,260
90th Percentile Wage
$62,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary teaching 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 $62,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,070.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary teaching assistants from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2021
$48,270
-3.87% 19.23%
2020
$50,140
22.24% -
2019
$38,990
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,270 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary teaching assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary teaching assistants in Syracuse is 26.8 percent (26.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$65,970
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$49,070
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$48,780
Syracuse
$48,270
Utica-Rome
$47,590
Binghamton
$46,740
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,470
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$46,000
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,940
Rochester
$38,040
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$33,720

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