Chemists Salary in Ithaca, NY

Chemists pay range in Ithaca

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $142,340 or more. The middle half of chemists in Ithaca earn between $62,240 and $107,010.

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

Chemists salary after taxes in Ithaca

On the average salary of $93,780, a single filer in Ithaca takes home about $70,226 a year, or $5,852 a month and $2,701 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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.

Is Ithaca a good place for chemists? 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 $93,780 buys what about $90,769 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Ithaca ($58,130). A typical home costs $353,120, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemists salary in other New York cities

Ithaca ranks 6th of 7 New York metro areas for this job; Albany pays the most ($122,210).

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Highest-paying cities for chemists

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,550).

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