How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Rochester, NY?

Percentile spread

For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, the published 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th percentile is $62,920. The difference is $30,680, which is 69.2% 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 $44,120 to the 75th at $49,610, covers $5,490.

The mean annual wage is $49,020, which sits above the median of $44,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rochester, NY median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $52,100 for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,695, which is 12.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.3% lower than the New York median of $49,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rochester, NY is 97.035, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $45,695 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Rochester, NY ranks 7th of 8 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).).

• Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 62 miles away, with a median of $46,420 and employment of 160. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,433, against $45,695 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $48,660 and employment of 160. That median is 9.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,824, against $45,695 here.
• Binghamton, NY is 105 miles away, with a median of $37,710 and employment of 50. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,608, against $45,695 here.

Employment share

Directors, Religious Activities and Education accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Rochester, NY (240 of 494,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.41 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.