How much do Communications Teachers, Postsecondary make in Syracuse, NY?

Percentile spread

For Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $49,370 and the 90th percentile is $104,930. The difference is $55,560, which is 72.6% 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 $61,370 to the 75th at $77,250, covers $15,880.

The mean annual wage is $78,110, which sits above the median of $76,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Syracuse, NY median is 2.6% lower than the national median of $78,580 for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,923, which is 1.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% lower than the New York median of $84,690.

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 $76,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Communications Teachers, Postsecondary at $79,923 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. Syracuse, NY ranks 10th of 12 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).).

• Ithaca, NY is 41 miles away, with a median of $83,890 and employment of 110. That median is 9.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,197, against $79,923 here.
• Rochester, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $78,400 and employment of 110. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,796, against $79,923 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 115 miles away, with a median of $98,040 and employment of 50. That median is 28.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,467, against $79,923 here.