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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Syracuse, NY

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Syracuse, NY earns $81,420 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,102 a month.

10th percentile
$49,000
25th percentile
$74,680
Median percentile
$81,420
75th percentile
$114,980
90th percentile
$212,480

Based on 320 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,224 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,420
Federal income tax−$9,082
Social Security + Medicare−$6,229
New York income tax (approx.)−$4,885
Monthly take-home$5,102
Every two weeks$2,355

Does it go far here?

$85,041Median pay in Syracuse, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,077 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$286,920
Sales Managers$170,090
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,760
Financial Managers$169,270
Marketing Managers$155,360
Pharmacists$149,510
Physician Assistants$133,000
Nurse Practitioners$132,010

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New York