High paying office and admin jobs in Syracuse, NY

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$76,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,000 – $106,3502,120
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$72,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,560 – $105,1402,510
3Public Safety Telecommunicators$64,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,040 – $71,680280
4Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030210
5Cargo and Freight Agents$62,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,100 – $73,150120
6Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040780
7Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,150 – $87,5501,330
8Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,030410
9Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,490 – $76,580230
10Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$55,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,690 – $75,220290
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$52,000
Some college, no degree
$38,740 – $72,8302,980
12Bill and Account Collectors$51,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,550 – $66,620170
13Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$51,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,900 – $77,920350
14Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$50,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,840 – $61,980450
15Procurement Clerks$50,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,400 – $63,590120
16Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,320 – $83,140140
17Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,310 – $76,960490
18Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,210
Associate's degree
$39,520 – $63,560280
19Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,890 – $64,940100
20Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$48,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,250 – $60,780100
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,230 – $62,8904,950
22Billing and Posting Clerks$48,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,260 – $63,2901,250
23New Accounts Clerks$48,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,690 – $59,070210
24Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,890 – $74,890480
25Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$46,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,040 – $48,990200
26Word Processors and Typists$46,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $55,900580
27Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $61,9201,390
28Customer Service Representatives$45,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,630 – $65,6804,710
29Office Clerks, General$45,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $62,2804,020
30Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $50,1501,870
31Data Entry Keyers$42,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,400 – $56,180230
32Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$42,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $49,140170
33File Clerks$39,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,560 – $61,070140
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$39,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,520 – $48,6902,340
35Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$39,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690 – $48,760300
36Tellers$39,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,740 – $45,860580
37Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$39,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $49,250120
38Couriers and Messengers$37,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $47,520270
39Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $43,360340
40Library Assistants, Clerical$35,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $46,660340

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	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,350	$56,000 – $106,350	2,120
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,620	$49,560 – $105,140	2,510
3	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,550	$52,040 – $71,680	280
4	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $75,030	210
5	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,100	$46,100 – $73,150	120
6	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	780
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,090	$43,150 – $87,550	1,330
8	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$47,440 – $75,030	410
9	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,780	$39,490 – $76,580	230
10	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,410	$44,690 – $75,220	290
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$52,000	$38,740 – $72,830	2,980
12	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,780	$38,550 – $66,620	170
13	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,170	$41,900 – $77,920	350
14	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,940	$47,840 – $61,980	450
15	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,800	$41,400 – $63,590	120
16	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,600	$40,320 – $83,140	140
17	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,480	$39,310 – $76,960	490
18	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$50,210	$39,520 – $63,560	280
19	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,440	$39,890 – $64,940	100
20	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,780	$34,250 – $60,780	100
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,500	$37,230 – $62,890	4,950
22	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,230	$38,260 – $63,290	1,250
23	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,220	$38,690 – $59,070	210
24	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,910	$38,890 – $74,890	480
25	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,770	$38,040 – $48,990	200
26	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,220	$36,160 – $55,900	580
27	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,380	$35,360 – $61,920	1,390
28	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,360	$34,630 – $65,680	4,710
29	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,060	$32,240 – $62,280	4,020
30	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,870	$37,440 – $50,150	1,870
31	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,840	$34,400 – $56,180	230
32	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,150	$34,650 – $49,140	170
33	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,990	$32,560 – $61,070	140
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,900	$32,520 – $48,690	2,340
35	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,690	$39,690 – $48,760	300
36	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,600	$37,740 – $45,860	580
37	Office Machine Operators, Except ComputerHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,150	$32,240 – $49,250	120
38	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,040	$33,860 – $47,520	270
39	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,870	$32,240 – $43,360	340
40	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,040	$32,240 – $46,660	340

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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