Counter Attendant, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Salary in Ithaca, New York

The annual salary statistics of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Ithaca, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Ithaca is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop in Ithaca, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,310
25th Percentile Wage
$20,140
50th Percentile Wage
$26,790
75th Percentile Wage
$29,510
90th Percentile Wage
$31,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Ithaca, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,310.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$26,790
27.06% 20.83%
2015
$19,540
2.30% -
2014
$19,090
-4.09% -
2013
$19,870
-6.74% -
2012
$21,210
- -

Table 2. Compare Counter Attendant, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Salary in Ithaca with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,790, Ithaca is the highest paying city for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in state of New York, followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls (median annual salary $24,170). In comparison, the median annual salary of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Ithaca is 9.8 percent (9.8%) higher than that in Buffalo-Niagara Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$26,790
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$24,170
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$24,160
Rochester
$23,860
Kingston
$23,780
Syracuse
$23,760
Watertown-Fort Drum
$23,680
Utica-Rome
$23,530
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$23,370
Glens Falls
$23,220
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$23,180
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$22,710
Elmira
$22,220
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$22,140
Nassau-Suffolk
$22,050
Binghamton
$21,870
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$21,470
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$20,500
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$20,190
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$19,150

See also: Top paying jobs in Ithaca, New York.