Accountant salary in Syracuse, NY

Pay in Syracuse against New York and the US

The middle half of accountants in Syracuse earns $67,920–$106,100. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $133,410, only 2.3 times the bottom tenth, against 2.6 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($92,680) is 13% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $38,180 wide, against $55,060 across New York and $42,790 nationally: employers in Syracuse pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $23,870 over the median, the 25th only $14,310 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $30,800 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $83,680 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Syracuse, and the New York statewide median of $102,640 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Syracuse

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $23,873 to the $82,230 median and brings it to $106,103 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Syracuse

Of the 17 roles we track in Syracuse, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($105,390); recruiters come next at $77,190.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #12 of the 17 roles we track in Syracuse (-1.7%), between HR assistants (-0.8%) and marketing specialists (-2.1%). The typical role here is at +1.3%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost less in Syracuse than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 8.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Syracuse, 10.0% across New York and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in New York

Across the 16 areas of New York with data for this job, the median runs from $76,510 in the Capital/Northern New York nonmetro area to $105,650 in New York-Newark, a gap of $29,140 a year. Of the 4 areas in New York with more accountants than Syracuse, 2 pay less: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ($82,120) and Rochester, NY ($80,890).

Syracuse against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Syracuse is #78 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside New York, Chicago-Naperville and Reno pay just above Syracuse and Anchorage and Salt Lake City-Murray just below. All four are within $140 a year of the median in Syracuse. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, none pays as much.

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