How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Ithaca, NY?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th percentile is $44,520. The difference is $12,280, which is 33.9% 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 $33,780 to the 75th at $42,970, covers $9,190.

The mean annual wage is $37,870, which sits above the median of $36,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ithaca, NY median is 0.9% higher than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,038, which is 2.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% higher than the New York median of $35,550.

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 $36,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $35,038 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Ithaca, NY ranks 8th of 27 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 $35,240 and employment of 270. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,948, against $35,038 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 41 miles away, with a median of $36,190 and employment of 680. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,800, against $35,038 here.
• Rochester, NY is 75 miles away, with a median of $36,580 and employment of 1,180. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,698, against $35,038 here.

Employment share

Cooks, Short Order accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Ithaca, NY (130 of 47,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (138,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.04 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.