How much do Self-Enrichment Teachers make in Ithaca, NY?

Percentile spread

For Self-Enrichment Teachers, the published 10th percentile is $32,520 and the 90th percentile is $99,600. The difference is $67,080, which is 131.9% 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 $37,630 to the 75th at $61,680, covers $24,050.

The mean annual wage is $57,770, which sits above the median of $50,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ithaca, NY median is 8.7% higher than the national median of $46,800 for Self-Enrichment Teachers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,227, which is 5.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12% lower than the New York median of $57,790.

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 $50,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Self-Enrichment Teachers at $49,227 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 Self-Enrichment Teachers. Ithaca, NY ranks 5th 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 $35,470 and employment of 60. That median is 30.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,575, against $49,227 here.
• Binghamton, NY is 30 miles away, with a median of $50,110 and employment of 230. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,961, against $49,227 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 41 miles away, with a median of $46,880 and employment of 580. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,965, against $49,227 here.

Employment share

Self-Enrichment Teachers accounts for 0.33% of wage-and-salary employment in Ithaca, NY (160 of 47,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (332,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.56 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.