Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for identifying a synchronization priority, including: determining a synchronization priority of a node according a connection relationship between the node and a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and a relative relationship between the node and a coverage scope of an eNB; configuring a synchronization sequence and an in coverage flag of the node according to the synchronization priority of the node. Combination of the synchronization sequence and the in coverage flag of the node is used to identify the synchronization priority of the node.