SOC 11-3121 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Human Resources Managers make in Ithaca, NY?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Ithaca, NY is $164,420. The 10th percentile is $99,680 and the 90th percentile is $233,050. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$164,420
- 10th percentile
- $99,680
- 25th percentile
- $128,440
- Median
- $164,420
- 75th percentile
- $195,350
- 90th percentile
- $233,050
- Mean
- $164,350
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Human Resources Managers, the published 10th percentile is $99,680 and the 90th percentile is $233,050. The difference is $133,370, which is 81.1% 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 $128,440 to the 75th at $195,350, covers $66,910.
The mean annual wage is $164,350, which sits below the median of $164,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Ithaca, NY median is 10.1% higher than the national median of $149,280 for Human Resources Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $159,141, which is 6.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 6.9% lower than the New York median of $176,650.
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 $164,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Managers at $159,141 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
31 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Managers. Ithaca, NY ranks 3rd of 32 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 $156,640 and employment of 70. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $168,679, against $159,141 here.
- Syracuse, NY is 41 miles away, with a median of $146,160 and employment of 290. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $152,660, against $159,141 here.
- Rochester, NY is 75 miles away, with a median of $146,990 and employment of 680. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,481, against $159,141 here.
Employment share
Human Resources Managers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Ithaca, NY (50 of 47,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.73 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Ithaca, NY · Human Resources Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Human Resources Managers make in Ithaca, NY?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Ithaca, NY is $164,420. The 10th percentile is $99,680 and the 90th percentile is $233,050. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Human Resources Managers?
The local median is 10.1% higher than the national median of $149,280.
What is Human Resources Managers pay in Ithaca, NY after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ithaca, NY is 103.317, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $164,420 is $159,141. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Ithaca, NY compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Managers?
Binghamton, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $156,640. Ithaca, NY ranks 3rd of 32 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.