Physician salary in Syracuse, NY

Based on 83 certified H-1B filings in the Syracuse, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Valhalla, Oneida.

Median salary$79,997
Middle 50%$66.9k–$220.1k
vs. national median−68%comparison median $247,000
Filings83FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,022 and $395,718.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,899
25th$66,894
50th (median)$79,997
75th$220,101
90th$299,608

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $140k $220k FY2020: median $202,741 (18 filings) FY2021: median $172,158 (13 filings) FY2022: median $208,000 (22 filings) FY2023: median $71,780 (35 filings) FY2024: median $81,661 (31 filings) FY2025: median $79,535 (53 filings) FY2026: median $147,042 (30 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 31 filings FY24 FY2025: 53 filings FY25 FY2026: 30 filings FY26 53
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$202,741$161,881$278,75018
FY2021$172,158$164,133$210,57913
FY2022$208,000$65,905$284,65622
FY2023$71,780$56,263$250,45935
FY2024$81,661$64,869$197,10131
FY2025$79,535$65,000$195,10153
FY2026$147,042$68,788$245,06130

Cost of living

Syracuse's median Physician salary of $79,997 is worth about $83,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Syracuse, NY area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (540 employed). The H-1B median here is $79,997, 72% 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
State University of New York Upstate Medical University$68,78846
Dept of Medicine Medical Service Group at SUNY-HSC at Syracuse$208,00025
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Centertoo few5
Pediatric Service Grouptoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $195,101 20

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$98,280$195,10120

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.