How much do Power Plant Operators make in Syracuse, NY?

Percentile spread

For Power Plant Operators, the published 10th percentile is $62,840 and the 90th percentile is $131,030. The difference is $68,190, which is 70.1% 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 $66,560 to the 75th at $120,040, covers $53,480.

The mean annual wage is $93,580, which sits below the median of $97,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Syracuse, NY median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $102,040 for Power Plant Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,627, which is 0.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.1% lower than the New York median of $106,990.

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 $97,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Power Plant Operators at $101,627 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Power Plant Operators. Syracuse, NY ranks 5th of 11 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).).

• Watertown-Fort Drum, NY is 69 miles away, with a median of $75,140 and employment of 50. That median is 22.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,688, against $101,627 here.
• Rochester, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $80,820 and employment of 40. That median is 16.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,290, against $101,627 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 115 miles away, with a median of $103,300 and employment of 150. That median is 6.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,750, against $101,627 here.

Employment share

Power Plant Operators accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Syracuse, NY (290 of 300,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.12 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.