Salary by Metro

May 2025 OEWS · New York

Highest-paying jobs in Elmira, NY

All-occupations median

$47,850

10th percentile
$32,550
25th percentile
$36,800
Median
$47,850
75th percentile
$70,840
90th percentile
$97,310
Mean
$61,430

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 33,600.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 94.398, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

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Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Elmira, NY with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Chief Executives40$108,990$192,530$364,770
Financial Managers110$83,070$150,120$360,140
Pharmacists70$115,590$142,640$160,360
Marketing Managers40$88,050$141,720$217,470
Computer and Information Systems Managers60$90,040$141,700$233,790
Nurse Practitioners130$110,580$138,700$165,330
Physician Assistants60$85,130$137,550$159,050
Sales Managers60$82,390$130,660$224,070
Lawyers80$76,070$126,900$266,630
Medical and Health Services Managers80$71,130$124,810$203,050
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents50$39,610$116,910$282,690
Administrative Services Managers40$65,260$113,640$176,300
Facilities Managers30$72,940$113,180$168,680
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers30$65,700$109,980$161,240
Industrial Production Managers70$82,220$108,990$168,830
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary90$81,030$106,800$157,980
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives40$90,750$101,350$121,820
Network and Computer Systems Administrators70$63,970$97,950$139,970
Project Management Specialists150$68,010$96,250$153,500
Loan Officers40$44,660$95,050$262,380
General and Operations Managers640$46,810$94,830$216,360
Civil Engineers40$68,410$91,370$135,700
Management Analysts60$53,380$90,190$138,010
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists40$60,770$89,180$130,240
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers50$60,220$87,670$131,720
Physical Therapists60$75,470$86,680$128,360
Industrial Engineers130$67,400$85,110$128,030
Mechanical Engineers50$66,130$83,220$129,220
Occupational Therapists40$82,640$83,190$124,490
Registered Nurses730$67,050$82,820$98,450
Accountants and Auditors190$53,390$79,540$128,110
Instructional Coordinators40$44,420$79,450$125,390
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers50$51,280$79,410$92,870
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers140$59,280$78,720$114,370
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers210$50,530$78,350$101,210
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School60$57,970$78,170$82,920
Social and Community Service Managers70$50,150$77,870$128,370
Cost Estimators50$48,880$77,400$117,520
Correctional Officers and Jailers550$64,010$76,820$85,070
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers140$48,970$76,600$125,950

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Elmira, NY by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Retail Salespersons1,180$32,240$34,140$47,920
Fast Food and Counter Workers880$32,240$32,950$37,130
Cashiers860$32,240$32,790$36,070
Stockers and Order Fillers820$32,240$37,520$45,760
Home Health and Personal Care Aides750$32,240$36,900$47,570
Registered Nurses730$67,050$82,820$98,450
General and Operations Managers640$46,810$94,830$216,360
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary630$32,550$36,250$46,700
Correctional Officers and Jailers550$64,010$76,820$85,070
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners540$32,240$35,970$45,110
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive530$35,730$44,450$58,700
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators530$35,900$44,050$63,890
Customer Service Representatives510$32,240$39,230$57,750
Waiters and Waitresses480$32,240$46,160$74,470
Office Clerks, General470$32,240$40,930$57,250
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education450$47,700$61,220$80,430
Nursing Assistants440$36,800$37,960$45,050
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General440$37,830$49,560$69,720
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers390$39,010$57,080$80,560
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand370$32,240$37,280$56,290
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses350$53,390$63,390$64,250
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks350$37,400$48,330$70,720
Light Truck Drivers300$32,240$42,220$52,680
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers290$34,590$42,720$60,290
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers280$45,390$64,120$92,690

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Elmira, NY?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Elmira, NY is $47,850. Employment is 33,600.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Elmira, NY?

Chief Executives has the highest published annual median on this list, $192,530, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Elmira, NY.