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Electricians salary in Syracuse, NY

Median pay for electricians in Syracuse, NY: $79,600/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $41,880 – $109,890 · about 1,310 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($60,730) by +$18,870 (+31%).

What it's really worth in Syracuse

With Syracuse's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $79,600 has the buying power of about $83,162 in an average-cost US metro.

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

Full Syracuse cost of living & taxes →

How Syracuse ranks for this job

On raw pay, Syracuse, NY is 17th of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Syracuse's cost of living is applied, it ranks 15th.

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 3.3× 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 25% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where electricians earn more

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

MetroMedian payvs SyracuseRent vs Syracuse
Kennewick, WA $103,240 +30%
Honolulu, HI $102,280 +28% 1.8×
San Jose, CA $98,970 +24% 2.2×
Chicago, IL $98,790 +24% 1.4×

Same job elsewhere in NY

MetroMedian payvs SyracuseRent vs Syracuse
Buffalo, NY $77,400 −3% 0.9×
New York, NY $76,620 −4% 2.1×
Binghamton, NY $71,800 −10% 0.8×
Albany, NY $71,740 −10%

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

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.