SOC 25-1071 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Syracuse, NY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Syracuse, NY is $65,330. The 10th percentile is $51,060 and the 90th percentile is $225,440. Employment is 1,000.

Median annual wage

$65,330

10th percentile
$51,060
25th percentile
$65,330
Median
$65,330
75th percentile
$136,380
90th percentile
$225,440
Mean
$107,100

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

A public high school teacher standing in a classroom in the United States
A public high school classroom in the United States. Photograph by Harrison Keely. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $51,060 and the 90th percentile is $225,440. The difference is $174,380, which is 266.9% 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 $65,330 to the 75th at $136,380, covers $71,050.

The mean annual wage is $107,100, which sits above the median of $65,330. 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 39.1% lower than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,235, which is 36.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 50.2% lower than the New York median of $131,220.

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 $65,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary at $68,235 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. Syracuse, NY ranks 14th of 14 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 $159,720 and employment of 1,140. That median is 144.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $154,592, against $68,235 here.
  • Utica-Rome, NY is 56 miles away, with a median of $85,750. That median is 31.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,525, against $68,235 here.
  • Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 117 miles away, with a median of $90,070 and employment of 210. That median is 37.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,274, against $68,235 here.

Employment share

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.33% of wage-and-salary employment in Syracuse, NY (1,000 of 300,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.34 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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Syracuse, NY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Syracuse, NY is $65,330. The 10th percentile is $51,060 and the 90th percentile is $225,440. Employment is 1,000.

How does that compare with the national median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 39.1% lower than the national median of $107,310.

What is Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 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 $65,330 is $68,235. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Syracuse, NY compare with nearby metros for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?

Ithaca, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $159,720. Syracuse, NY ranks 14th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.