SOC 39-6011 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Baggage Porters and Bellhops make in Syracuse, NY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Baggage Porters and Bellhops in Syracuse, NY is $34,830. The 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th percentile is $48,660. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$34,830

10th percentile
$32,240
25th percentile
$32,970
Median
$34,830
75th percentile
$45,450
90th percentile
$48,660
Mean
$38,160

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Baggage Porters and Bellhops, the published 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th percentile is $48,660. The difference is $16,420, which is 47.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,970 to the 75th at $45,450, covers $12,480.

The mean annual wage is $38,160, which sits above the median of $34,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Syracuse, NY median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $37,080 for Baggage Porters and Bellhops. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,379, which is 1.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.3% lower than the New York median of $48,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Syracuse, NY is 95.742, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Baggage Porters and Bellhops at $36,379 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Baggage Porters and Bellhops. Syracuse, NY ranks 6th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Rochester, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $34,340 and employment of 30. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,389, against $36,379 here.
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 115 miles away, with a median of $38,480 and employment of 70. That median is 10.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,648, against $36,379 here.
  • Kingston, NY is 123 miles away, with a median of $47,230 and employment of 80. That median is 35.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,897, against $36,379 here.

Employment share

Baggage Porters and Bellhops accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Syracuse, NY (30 of 300,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Baggage Porters and Bellhops make in Syracuse, NY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Baggage Porters and Bellhops in Syracuse, NY is $34,830. The 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th percentile is $48,660. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Baggage Porters and Bellhops?

The local median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $37,080.

What is Baggage Porters and Bellhops pay in Syracuse, NY after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Syracuse, NY is 95.742, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $34,830 is $36,379. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Syracuse, NY compare with nearby metros for Baggage Porters and Bellhops?

Rochester, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $34,340. Syracuse, NY ranks 6th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.