Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Ithaca, NY

304 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Ithaca, NY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$61,540	110	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$61,500	70	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$61,360	40	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$61,250	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$61,140	60	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$60,900	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$60,840	70	View salary detail
Carpenters	$60,680	190	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$60,550	80	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$60,420	40	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$60,120	120	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,990	160	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$59,840	50	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$59,110	40	View salary detail
Clergy	$58,750	40	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$56,830	110	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$56,770	100	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$56,740	50	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$56,420	80	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,130	190	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$55,570	60	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$55,460	80	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$55,460	80	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$55,460	80	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$54,820	50	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$54,620	220	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$54,170	30	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$53,760	90	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$53,760	390	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$53,550	310	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$52,140	70	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$51,610	490	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$51,320	50	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$51,140	180	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$51,030	40	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,980	70	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$50,860	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$50,110	260	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$49,660	50	View salary detail
Security Guards	$49,540	240	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,870	600	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,820	190	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$48,170	100	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$48,060	180	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,990	900	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,880	110	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$47,680	30	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$47,670	150	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$46,870	190	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$46,810	40	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.