SOC 43-3021 · Ithaca, NY metro

Billing and Posting Clerks Salary in Ithaca, NY

The average salary for billing and posting clerks in Ithaca, New York is $50,710 a year ($24.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,060: half of the 180 people in this job in the Ithaca, NY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,426).

$50,710average per year

$24.38 / hourMedian $48,060Take-home ≈ $40,741

  • $42K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

180people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 13New York metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Billing and Posting Clerks pay range in Ithaca

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,560 or more. The middle half of billing and posting clerks in Ithaca earn between $45,240 and $54,770.

  • $42K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,710$4,226$24.38
Median$48,060$4,005$23.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,240$3,770$21.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,770$4,564$26.33

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Billing and Posting Clerks salary after taxes in Ithaca

On the average salary of $50,710, a single filer in Ithaca takes home about $40,741 a year, or $3,395 a month and $1,567 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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Is Ithaca a good place for billing and posting clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Ithaca area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $50,710 buys what about $49,082 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Ithaca ($58,130). A typical home costs $353,120, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in other New York cities

Ithaca ranks 5th of 13 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($57,770).

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Highest-paying cities for billing and posting clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,360).

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in Ithaca: questions

How much do billing and posting clerks make an hour in Ithaca?

$24.38 an hour on average, and $23.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level billing and posting clerks salary in Ithaca?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the billing and posting clerks take-home pay in Ithaca?

About $40,741 a year ($3,395 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,710. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Do billing and posting clerks earn more in Ithaca than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,426).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3021; area Ithaca, NY (27060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.42, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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