How much do Orderlies make in Syracuse, NY?

Percentile spread

For Orderlies, the published 10th percentile is $34,110 and the 90th percentile is $47,730. The difference is $13,620, which is 35.6% 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 $37,340 to the 75th at $38,280, covers $940.

The mean annual wage is $38,950, which sits above the median of $38,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Syracuse, NY median is about the same as the national median of $38,290 for Orderlies. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,982, which is 4.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.9% lower than the New York median of $46,600.

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 $38,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orderlies at $39,982 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 Orderlies. Syracuse, NY ranks 9th 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).).

• Utica-Rome, NY is 56 miles away, with a median of $44,890 and employment of 50. That median is 17.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,437, against $39,982 here.
• Rochester, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $44,260 and employment of 310. That median is 15.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,612, against $39,982 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 115 miles away, with a median of $35,840 and employment of 150. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,996, against $39,982 here.

Employment share

Orderlies accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Syracuse, NY (270 of 300,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.67 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.