High paying business and finance jobs in Syracuse, NY

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Syracuse, NY. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Syracuse, NY run 4.3% below the national average (2024), so a Syracuse, NY salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Syracuse, NY · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$126,430
Bachelor's degree
$67,690 – $448,140240
2Financial Risk Specialists$122,740
Bachelor's degree
$74,990 – $183,740100
3Project Management Specialists$105,390
Bachelor's degree
$65,370 – $165,6501,800
4Financial and Investment Analysts$103,900
Bachelor's degree
$71,810 – $168,080500
5Management Analysts$97,020
Bachelor's degree
$61,710 – $150,7301,140
6Financial Examiners$85,030
Bachelor's degree
$49,400 – $163,640130
7Logisticians$84,040
Bachelor's degree
$63,390 – $127,780260
8Accountants and Auditors$82,230
Bachelor's degree
$58,230 – $133,4102,710
9Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$82,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,950 – $111,750590
10Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,330
Bachelor's degree
$46,900 – $133,520920
11Insurance Underwriters$81,160
Bachelor's degree
$59,100 – $161,790240
12Compliance Officers$79,710
Bachelor's degree
$50,630 – $125,070580
13Loan Officers$78,580
Bachelor's degree
$45,780 – $165,310300
14Cost Estimators$77,970
Bachelor's degree
$52,370 – $122,410420
15Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$77,930
Bachelor's degree
$53,210 – $114,020210
16Labor Relations Specialists$77,720
Bachelor's degree
$48,400 – $141,050260
17Human Resources Specialists$77,190
Bachelor's degree
$51,150 – $125,5101,280
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$77,110
Bachelor's degree
$44,190 – $132,4101,180
19Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,650
Bachelor's degree
$50,810 – $120,240880
20Fundraisers$76,530
Bachelor's degree
$50,230 – $107,450370
21Training and Development Specialists$72,030
Bachelor's degree
$42,830 – $130,680960
22Tax Preparers$61,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,500 – $101,800100
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$56,700
Bachelor's degree
$39,200 – $93,410210

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSyracuse, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$126,430	$67,690 – $448,140	240
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$122,740	$74,990 – $183,740	100
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$105,390	$65,370 – $165,650	1,800
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,900	$71,810 – $168,080	500
5	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,020	$61,710 – $150,730	1,140
6	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$85,030	$49,400 – $163,640	130
7	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$84,040	$63,390 – $127,780	260
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$82,230	$58,230 – $133,410	2,710
9	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,060	$58,950 – $111,750	590
10	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,330	$46,900 – $133,520	920
11	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$81,160	$59,100 – $161,790	240
12	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$79,710	$50,630 – $125,070	580
13	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$78,580	$45,780 – $165,310	300
14	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$77,970	$52,370 – $122,410	420
15	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,930	$53,210 – $114,020	210
16	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,720	$48,400 – $141,050	260
17	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,190	$51,150 – $125,510	1,280
18	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,110	$44,190 – $132,410	1,180
19	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$76,650	$50,810 – $120,240	880
20	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$76,530	$50,230 – $107,450	370
21	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,030	$42,830 – $130,680	960
22	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,290	$36,500 – $101,800	100
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$56,700	$39,200 – $93,410	210

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Syracuse, NY. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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