How much do Medical Assistants make in Ithaca, NY?

Percentile spread

For Medical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $38,400 and the 90th percentile is $53,760. The difference is $15,360, which is 28.6% 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 $45,280 to the 75th at $53,760, covers $8,480.

The mean annual wage is $49,040, which sits below the median of $53,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ithaca, NY median is 17.7% higher than the national median of $45,690 for Medical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,034, which is 13.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12% higher than the New York median of $48,000.

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 $53,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Assistants at $52,034 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Assistants. Ithaca, NY ranks 1st of 34 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).).

• Elmira, NY is 25 miles away, with a median of $40,010 and employment of 190. That median is 25.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,384, against $52,034 here.
• Binghamton, NY is 30 miles away, with a median of $41,110 and employment of 290. That median is 23.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,270, against $52,034 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 41 miles away, with a median of $44,250 and employment of 1,230. That median is 17.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,218, against $52,034 here.

Employment share

Medical Assistants accounts for 0.81% of wage-and-salary employment in Ithaca, NY (390 of 47,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.53% of employment (817,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.55 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.