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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Syracuse, NY

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Syracuse, NY earns $61,150 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,970 a month.

10th percentile
$47,290
25th percentile
$51,490
Median percentile
$61,150
75th percentile
$77,760
90th percentile
$81,460

Based on 970 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

$47,645 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,150
Federal income tax−$5,158
Social Security + Medicare−$4,678
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,669
Monthly take-home$3,970
Every two weeks$1,833

Does it go far here?

$63,870Median pay in Syracuse, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
27%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 paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in New York