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
Construction Laborers	$46,790	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$46,780	350	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$46,640	160	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$46,640	160	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$46,640	160	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$46,090	620	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$45,980	130	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$45,640	470	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$45,390	650	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,090	60	View salary detail
Tutors	$44,900	100	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,810	110	View salary detail
Bartenders	$44,040	280	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$43,900	90	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$43,890	40	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$42,720	270	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$42,590	100	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$41,710	50	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,590	280	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$40,590	280	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$40,240	120	View salary detail
Tellers	$40,020	120	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$39,520	200	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$39,400	300	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$39,280	350	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,810	670	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,060	840	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,820	240	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$37,800	50	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,550	70	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,520	40	View salary detail
Nannies	$37,410	290	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$37,410	290	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$37,380	860	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$37,110	50	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$36,930	100	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,590	30	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$36,200	130	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$36,140	280	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$36,010	80	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,010	240	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,990	100	View salary detail
Bakers	$35,970	120	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,960	40	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$35,700	320	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,690	170	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$35,510	1,170	View salary detail
Cashiers	$35,470	810	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$35,170	210	View salary detail
Baristas	$34,800	870	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.