Medical Assistants Salary — Ithaca, New York

The average Medical Assistants in Ithaca, New York earns $49,040 a year.

$49,040 / year, mean
↑ 5.4% above national average 92th percentile in New York

Ithaca sits at the very top of the range for this role in New York — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for medical assistants — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within New York

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
390
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.5%
Cost of living 103 #33 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2005 #101 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,120 #80 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $73,012 #84 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Ithaca ranks #33 for cost of living and #80 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Vallejo $66,730 San Jose $65,360 Santa Rosa $64,160 San Francisco $63,330 Napa $62,580 Seattle $62,210 Sacramento $61,940 Longview $57,500 Mount Vernon $57,140 Bremerton $56,050 Bellingham $55,940 Modesto $55,580 Olympia $55,130 Portland $55,090 Santa Cruz $55,090 Stockton $54,570 Oxnard $54,530 San Diego $53,430 Spokane $53,200 Bend $53,080 Kennewick $52,900 San Luis Obispo $52,700 Salem $52,500 Los Angeles $52,460 Walla Walla $52,360 Santa Maria $52,340 Wenatchee $52,110 Eugene $51,550 Albany $51,330 Yuba City $51,100 Yakima $50,790 Medford $50,730 Corvallis $50,720 Salinas $50,170 Grants Pass $50,160 Hanford $49,660 New York $49,590 Riverside $49,370 Chico $49,340 Ithaca $49,040 Fresno $48,810 Bakersfield $48,070 Chicago $47,080 Baltimore $46,880 Trenton $46,280 Visalia $46,170 Indianapolis $46,000 Tallahassee $45,970 Redding $45,910 Philadelphia $45,730 El Centro $45,670 Punta Gorda $45,460 Glens Falls $45,410 Kiryas Joel $45,400 Lexington Park $45,400 Austin $45,390 Reading $44,900 Naples $44,880 Fort Wayne $44,810 Atlantic City $44,800 Buffalo $44,580 Chambersburg $44,350 Sarasota $44,330 Miami $44,150 Syracuse $44,130 Albany $44,120 Vineland $44,100 Ann Arbor $44,050 Kalamazoo $44,040 Rockford $44,020 Kokomo $43,900 Allentown $43,850 Dallas $43,810 Elkhart $43,800 Springfield $43,790 Port St. Lucie $43,750 Decatur $43,700 Louisville $43,680 Columbus $43,490 Fort Myers $43,370 Tampa $43,360 York $43,320 Harrisburg $43,300 Evansville $43,250 Michigan City $43,240 Lebanon $43,220 South Bend $43,200 Jacksonville $43,180 Charlottesville $43,120 Orlando $43,120 Lafayette $43,070 Peoria $43,060 Richmond $43,060 Rochester $43,040 Utica $42,940 Bloomington $42,890 Lancaster $42,880 Champaign $42,860 Bloomington $42,760 Grand Rapids $42,740 Kingston $42,680 Midland $42,670 Merced $42,600 Scranton $42,570 Lexington $42,550 Binghamton $42,440 Virginia Beach $42,400 Sebastian $42,390 State College $42,370 Hagerstown $42,340 Winchester $42,300 Pittsburgh $42,140 Gettysburg $42,120 Muncie $42,080 Deltona $42,070 Wildwood $42,030 Dover $41,890 Salisbury $41,820 Elmira $41,790 Crestview $41,770 Battle Creek $41,730 Pensacola $41,600 Houston $41,590 Lakeland $41,570 Staunton $41,560 Gainesville $41,550 Sherman $41,550 Jackson $41,520 Traverse City $41,490 Lansing $41,480 San Antonio $41,480 Detroit $41,380 Killeen $41,330 Williamsport $41,140 Panama City $41,110 Blacksburg $41,080 Muskegon $41,030 Harrisonburg $40,960 Niles $40,890 Kankakee $40,820 Palm Bay $40,760 Lynchburg $40,730 Paducah $40,630 Erie $40,490 Johnstown $40,380 Saginaw $40,350 Waco $40,350 Wichita Falls $40,260 Altoona $40,140 Homosassa Springs $40,130 Watertown $40,110 Elizabethtown $40,060 Odessa $39,890 Ocala $39,730 Terre Haute $39,650 Beaumont $39,520 Flint $39,480 Bowling Green $39,430 College Station $39,340 Roanoke $39,300 Midland $39,220 Sebring $39,200 Bay City $38,930 Owensboro $38,820 Weirton $38,690 Charleston $38,460 Huntington $38,390 Wheeling $38,380 Abilene $38,280 Longview $38,110 Amarillo $38,050 Monroe $37,990 Corpus Christi $37,950 Tyler $37,870 Parkersburg $37,850 Morgantown $37,820 Lubbock $37,650 Victoria $37,320 Beckley $36,600 San Angelo $36,560 Texarkana $36,460 El Paso $35,950 Laredo $34,780 Brownsville $34,600 McAllen $34,030 Eagle Pass $32,410
CityMean salaryvs. Ithaca
Abilene, Texas$38,280-21.9%
Albany, Oregon$51,330+4.7%
Albany, New York$44,120-10.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$43,850-10.6%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$40,140-18.1%
Amarillo, Texas$38,050-22.4%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$44,050-10.2%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$44,800-8.6%
Austin, Texas$45,390-7.4%
Bakersfield, California$48,070-2.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$46,880-4.4%
Battle Creek, Michigan$41,730-14.9%
Bay City, Michigan$38,930-20.6%
Beaumont, Texas$39,520-19.4%
Beckley, West Virginia$36,600-25.4%
Bellingham, Washington$55,940+14.1%
Bend, Oregon$53,080+8.2%
Binghamton, New York$42,440-13.5%
Blacksburg, Virginia$41,080-16.2%
Bloomington, Illinois$42,890-12.5%
Bloomington, Indiana$42,760-12.8%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$39,430-19.6%
Bremerton, Washington$56,050+14.3%
Brownsville, Texas$34,600-29.4%
Buffalo, New York$44,580-9.1%
Fort Myers, Florida$43,370-11.6%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$44,350-9.6%
Champaign, Illinois$42,860-12.6%
Charleston, West Virginia$38,460-21.6%
Charlottesville, Virginia$43,120-12.1%
Chicago, Illinois$47,080-4.0%
Chico, California$49,340+0.6%
College Station, Texas$39,340-19.8%
Columbus, Indiana$43,490-11.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$37,950-22.6%
Corvallis, Oregon$50,720+3.4%
Crestview, Florida$41,770-14.8%
Dallas, Texas$43,810-10.7%
Decatur, Illinois$43,700-10.9%
Deltona, Florida$42,070-14.2%
Detroit, Michigan$41,380-15.6%
Dover, Delaware$41,890-14.6%
Eagle Pass, Texas$32,410-33.9%
El Centro, California$45,670-6.9%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$40,060-18.3%
Elkhart, Indiana$43,800-10.7%
Elmira, New York$41,790-14.8%
El Paso, Texas$35,950-26.7%
Erie, Pennsylvania$40,490-17.4%
Eugene, Oregon$51,550+5.1%
Evansville, Indiana$43,250-11.8%
Flint, Michigan$39,480-19.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$44,810-8.6%
Fresno, California$48,810-0.5%
Gainesville, Florida$41,550-15.3%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$42,120-14.1%
Glens Falls, New York$45,410-7.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$42,740-12.8%
Grants Pass, Oregon$50,160+2.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$42,340-13.7%
Hanford, California$49,660+1.3%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$43,300-11.7%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$40,960-16.5%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$40,130-18.2%
Houston, Texas$41,590-15.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$38,390-21.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$46,000-6.2%
Jackson, Michigan$41,520-15.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$43,180-11.9%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$40,380-17.7%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$44,040-10.2%
Kankakee, Illinois$40,820-16.8%
Kennewick, Washington$52,900+7.9%
Killeen, Texas$41,330-15.7%
Kingston, New York$42,680-13.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$45,400-7.4%
Kokomo, Indiana$43,900-10.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$43,070-12.2%
Lakeland, Florida$41,570-15.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$42,880-12.6%
Lansing, Michigan$41,480-15.4%
Laredo, Texas$34,780-29.1%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$43,220-11.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$42,550-13.2%
Lexington Park, Maryland$45,400-7.4%
Longview, Texas$38,110-22.3%
Longview, Washington$57,500+17.3%
Los Angeles, California$52,460+7.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$43,680-10.9%
Lubbock, Texas$37,650-23.2%
Lynchburg, Virginia$40,730-16.9%
McAllen, Texas$34,030-30.6%
Medford, Oregon$50,730+3.4%
Merced, California$42,600-13.1%
Miami, Florida$44,150-10.0%
Michigan City, Indiana$43,240-11.8%
Midland, Michigan$39,220-20.0%
Midland, Texas$42,670-13.0%
Modesto, California$55,580+13.3%
Monroe, Michigan$37,990-22.5%
Morgantown, West Virginia$37,820-22.9%
Mount Vernon, Washington$57,140+16.5%
Muncie, Indiana$42,080-14.2%
Muskegon, Michigan$41,030-16.3%
Napa, California$62,580+27.6%
Naples, Florida$44,880-8.5%
New York, New York$49,590+1.1%
Niles, Michigan$40,890-16.6%
Sarasota, Florida$44,330-9.6%
Ocala, Florida$39,730-19.0%
Odessa, Texas$39,890-18.7%
Olympia, Washington$55,130+12.4%
Orlando, Florida$43,120-12.1%
Owensboro, Kentucky$38,820-20.8%
Oxnard, California$54,530+11.2%
Paducah, Kentucky$40,630-17.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$40,760-16.9%
Panama City, Florida$41,110-16.2%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$37,850-22.8%
Pensacola, Florida$41,600-15.2%
Peoria, Illinois$43,060-12.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$45,730-6.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$42,140-14.1%
Portland, Oregon$55,090+12.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$43,750-10.8%
Punta Gorda, Florida$45,460-7.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$44,900-8.4%
Redding, California$45,910-6.4%
Richmond, Virginia$43,060-12.2%
Riverside, California$49,370+0.7%
Roanoke, Virginia$39,300-19.9%
Rochester, New York$43,040-12.2%
Rockford, Illinois$44,020-10.2%
Sacramento, California$61,940+26.3%
Saginaw, Michigan$40,350-17.7%
Salem, Oregon$52,500+7.1%
Salinas, California$50,170+2.3%
Salisbury, Maryland$41,820-14.7%
San Angelo, Texas$36,560-25.4%
San Antonio, Texas$41,480-15.4%
San Diego, California$53,430+9.0%
San Francisco, California$63,330+29.1%
San Jose, California$65,360+33.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$52,700+7.5%
Santa Cruz, California$55,090+12.3%
Santa Maria, California$52,340+6.7%
Santa Rosa, California$64,160+30.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$42,570-13.2%
Seattle, Washington$62,210+26.9%
Sebastian, Florida$42,390-13.6%
Sebring, Florida$39,200-20.1%
Sherman, Texas$41,550-15.3%
South Bend, Indiana$43,200-11.9%
Spokane, Washington$53,200+8.5%
Springfield, Illinois$43,790-10.7%
State College, Pennsylvania$42,370-13.6%
Staunton, Virginia$41,560-15.3%
Stockton, California$54,570+11.3%
Syracuse, New York$44,130-10.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$45,970-6.3%
Tampa, Florida$43,360-11.6%
Terre Haute, Indiana$39,650-19.1%
Texarkana, Texas$36,460-25.7%
Traverse City, Michigan$41,490-15.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$46,280-5.6%
Tyler, Texas$37,870-22.8%
Utica, New York$42,940-12.4%
Vallejo, California$66,730+36.1%
Victoria, Texas$37,320-23.9%
Vineland, New Jersey$44,100-10.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$42,400-13.5%
Visalia, California$46,170-5.9%
Waco, Texas$40,350-17.7%
Walla Walla, Washington$52,360+6.8%
Watertown, New York$40,110-18.2%
Weirton, West Virginia$38,690-21.1%
Wenatchee, Washington$52,110+6.3%
Wheeling, West Virginia$38,380-21.7%
Wichita Falls, Texas$40,260-17.9%
Wildwood, Florida$42,030-14.3%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$41,140-16.1%
Winchester, Virginia$42,300-13.7%
Yakima, Washington$50,790+3.6%
York, Pennsylvania$43,320-11.7%
Yuba City, California$51,100+4.2%
Gross salary
49,040/yr
Estimated take-home
39,491/yr
Est. total withheld
19.5%

Single filer, federal + New York state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 31-9092 SOC code
Official area Ithaca, NY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 27060 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ny_dtf_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: New York

Population (metro area)
102,879