Civil Engineers salary in Syracuse, NY

Median pay for civil engineers in Syracuse, NY: $97,620/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $64,390 – $162,740 · about 800 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$8,990 (+10%).

What it's really worth in Syracuse

With Syracuse's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $97,620 has the buying power of about $101,988 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $70,096 · median home $264,903 · median rent $1,633/mo.

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How Syracuse ranks for this job

On raw pay, Syracuse, NY is 45th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Syracuse's cost of living is applied, it ranks 30th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Syracuse sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Syracuse

A median home in Syracuse, NY costs $264,903 — about 2.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,633/mo works out at 20% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Syracuse.

Metro	Median pay	vs Syracuse	Rent vs Syracuse
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+29%	1.4×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+26%	2×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+22%	2.2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+13%	0.9×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs Syracuse	Rent vs Syracuse
New York, NY	$104,750	+7%	2.1×
Albany, NY	$98,860	+1%	1×
Rochester, NY	$90,570	−7%	1×
Buffalo, NY	$88,150	−10%	0.9×

Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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