SOC 29-2056 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Veterinary Technologists and Technicians make in Ithaca, NY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in Ithaca, NY is $56,420. The 10th percentile is $44,990 and the 90th percentile is $59,380. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$56,420

10th percentile
$44,990
25th percentile
$49,520
Median
$56,420
75th percentile
$59,380
90th percentile
$59,380
Mean
$55,550

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Veterinary Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $44,990 and the 90th percentile is $59,380. The difference is $14,390, which is 25.5% 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 $49,520 to the 75th at $59,380, covers $9,860.

The mean annual wage is $55,550, which sits below the median of $56,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ithaca, NY median is 19.1% higher than the national median of $47,380 for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,609, which is 15.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% lower than the New York median of $59,010.

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 $56,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Veterinary Technologists and Technicians at $54,609 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

32 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians. Ithaca, NY ranks 4th of 33 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 $49,000 and employment of 60. That median is 13.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,766, against $54,609 here.
  • Syracuse, NY is 41 miles away, with a median of $51,180 and employment of 230. That median is 9.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,456, against $54,609 here.
  • Rochester, NY is 75 miles away, with a median of $49,810 and employment of 320. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,332, against $54,609 here.

Employment share

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Ithaca, NY (80 of 47,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (129,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.01 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Veterinary Technologists and Technicians make in Ithaca, NY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in Ithaca, NY is $56,420. The 10th percentile is $44,990 and the 90th percentile is $59,380. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 19.1% higher than the national median of $47,380.

What is Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 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 $56,420 is $54,609. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ithaca, NY compare with nearby metros for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians?

Binghamton, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $49,000. Ithaca, NY ranks 4th of 33 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.