How much do Cooks, All Other make in Syracuse, NY?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $38,870 and the 90th percentile is $68,990. The difference is $30,120, which is 65.5% 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 $44,430 to the 75th at $60,360, covers $15,930.

The mean annual wage is $50,610, which sits above the median of $45,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Syracuse, NY median is 22% higher than the national median of $37,690 for Cooks, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,014, which is 27.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.9% higher than the New York median of $43,000.

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 $45,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, All Other at $48,014 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, All Other. Syracuse, NY ranks 2nd of 9 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).).

• Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 130 miles away, with a median of $38,580 and employment of 100. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,253, against $48,014 here.
• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 148 miles away, with a median of $38,940 and employment of 40. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,587, against $48,014 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 159 miles away, with a median of $37,300 and employment of 40. That median is 18.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,312, against $48,014 here.

Employment share

Cooks, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Syracuse, NY (30 of 300,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 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.