The invention provides a method for synthesizing L-norvaline. The method comprises the following steps: 1, adding acetic acid into a reaction kettle, adding DL-norvaline and D-tartaric acid while stirring, heating to 80DEG C, adding salicylaldehyde, and maintaining the temperature in a range of 80-85DEG C for 10h; 2, cooling to 20-25DEG C after temperature maintenance, keeping the decreased temperature for 1h, and centrifuging to obtain crude L-norvaline and D-tartaric acid; 3, adding petroleum ether to the crude L-norvaline and D-tartaric acid, stirring and washing for 30min, and centrifuging to obtain a purified L-norvaline and D-tartaric acid double salt; 4, heating the double salt in water to 70DEG C in order to completely dissolve the double salt, adjusting the pH value to 7 by using ammonia water, cooling to 20-25DEG C, crystallizing for 2h, centrifuging, and rinsing by using methanol to obtain crude L-norvaline; and 5, heating the crude L-norvaline in water to 80-85DEG C in order to completely dissolve the crude L-norvaline, adding active carbon, decoloring for 1h, filtering, concentrating, cooling to 20-25DEG C, crystallizing for 3h, centrifuging, rinsing with water to obtain wet L-norvaline, and carrying out 60DEG C vacuum drying to obtain dry L-norvaline. The method has the advantages of few steps, good environmental protection property and high yield.