The invention discloses a method for synthesizing and preparing high-quality methyl salicylate. An original concentrated-sulfuric-acid catalyst is replaced with a new catalyst. The new catalyst is prepared from base materials, polysaccharide, sulfide, talcum powder and addition agent, wherein base materials are prepared in the mode that silicon dioxide, kieselguhr and aluminum oxide are stirred and mixed; polysaccharide is one or more of poly-N-acetylglucosamine, galactose and polyfructosan; sulfide is one or two of potassium hydrogen sulfate and copper sulfate; addition agent is one or two of polyving akohol and polysorbitol. The new catalyst is stable in quality, even in concentration, steady in preparing-process operation, low in preparing cost, small in toxicity, good in repeatability, easy to operate and suitable for industrial mass production; meanwhile, the method replaces the traditional methyl salicylate synthesizing and preparing method with concentrated sulfuric acid as the catalyst, and the catalytic effect is obvious; meanwhile, the synthetic speed of the methyl salicylate is increased, and reaction time is shortened.