How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Ithaca, NY?

Percentile spread

For Social and Human Service Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $38,360 and the 90th percentile is $70,230. The difference is $31,870, which is 59.5% 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 $42,110 to the 75th at $63,260, covers $21,150.

The mean annual wage is $54,530, which sits above the median of $53,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ithaca, NY median is 16.6% higher than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,831, which is 12.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.5% higher than the New York median of $47,190.

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 $53,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social and Human Service Assistants at $51,831 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 Social and Human Service 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 $47,850 and employment of 180. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,690, against $51,831 here.
• Binghamton, NY is 30 miles away, with a median of $43,550 and employment of 540. That median is 18.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,897, against $51,831 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 41 miles away, with a median of $47,330 and employment of 2,390. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,435, against $51,831 here.

Employment share

Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.65% of wage-and-salary employment in Ithaca, NY (310 of 47,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.29 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.