How much do Business Teachers, Postsecondary make in Ithaca, NY?

Percentile spread

For Business Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $49,090 and the 90th percentile is $163,240. The difference is $114,150, which is 124.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $72,700 to the 75th at $118,770, covers $46,070.

The mean annual wage is $106,780, which sits above the median of $91,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Ithaca, NY median is 7.8% lower than the national median of $99,080 for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,466, which is 10.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.5% lower than the New York median of $104,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ithaca, NY is 103.317, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $91,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $88,466 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. Ithaca, NY ranks 13th of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Binghamton, NY is 30 miles away, with a median of $139,510 and employment of 90. That median is 52.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,232, against $88,466 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 41 miles away, with a median of $102,480 and employment of 290. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,038, against $88,466 here.
• Rochester, NY is 75 miles away, with a median of $102,320 and employment of 410. That median is 11.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,446, against $88,466 here.

Employment share

Business Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.79% of wage-and-salary employment in Ithaca, NY (380 of 47,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 14.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.