SOC 21-2021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Syracuse, NY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Syracuse, NY is $48,660. The 10th percentile is $37,860 and the 90th percentile is $79,580. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$48,660

10th percentile
$37,860
25th percentile
$43,040
Median
$48,660
75th percentile
$61,060
90th percentile
$79,580
Mean
$56,280

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, the published 10th percentile is $37,860 and the 90th percentile is $79,580. The difference is $41,720, which is 85.7% 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 $43,040 to the 75th at $61,060, covers $18,020.

The mean annual wage is $56,280, which sits above the median of $48,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Syracuse, NY median is 6.6% lower than the national median of $52,100 for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,824, which is 2.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the New York median of $49,990.

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 $48,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $50,824 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Syracuse, NY ranks 4th of 10 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).).

  • Binghamton, NY is 59 miles away, with a median of $37,710 and employment of 50. That median is 22.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,608, against $50,824 here.
  • Rochester, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $44,340 and employment of 240. That median is 8.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,695, against $50,824 here.
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 115 miles away, with a median of $46,350 and employment of 210. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,552, against $50,824 here.

Employment share

Directors, Religious Activities and Education accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Syracuse, NY (160 of 300,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.74 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 Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Syracuse, NY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Syracuse, NY is $48,660. The 10th percentile is $37,860 and the 90th percentile is $79,580. Employment is 160.

How does that compare with the national median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

The local median is 6.6% lower than the national median of $52,100.

What is Directors, Religious Activities and Education 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 $48,660 is $50,824. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Syracuse, NY compare with nearby metros for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

Binghamton, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $37,710. Syracuse, NY ranks 4th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.