Civil Engineer salary in Syracuse, NY

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Syracuse, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes East Syracuse, Liverpool.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$86,500
Middle 50%$76.5k–$91.4k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $91,377
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,920 and $92,390.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,920
25th$76,460
50th (median)$86,500
75th$91,377
90th$91,400

Cost of living

Syracuse's median Civil Engineer salary of $86,500 is worth about $90,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Syracuse = 95.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the Syracuse, NY area earned a median of $102,330 in May 2025 (830 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,500, 15% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Langan Engineering and Environmental Servicestoo few3
Popli Architecture & Engineering & LS, DPCtoo few3
Prudent Engineeringtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.