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Electrical Engineer Salary in Ithaca, New York

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Ithaca, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of electrical engineers 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 Electrical Engineers in Ithaca, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$73,090
25th Percentile Wage
$82,180
50th Percentile Wage
$96,200
75th Percentile Wage
$120,040
90th Percentile Wage
$153,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $153,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,090.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$96,200
-13.85% -1.88%
2021
$109,520
33.52% -
2019
$72,810
-14.06% -
2018
$83,050
7.12% -
2017
$77,140
-12.22% -
2016
$86,570
4.11% -
2015
$83,010
-0.51% -
2014
$83,430
-18.47% -
2013
$98,840
0.84% -
2012
$98,010
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Ithaca with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,200 in Ithaca is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Ithaca is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Utica-Rome and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Utica-Rome
$105,400
Binghamton
$104,170
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$104,050
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$103,370
Syracuse
$102,510
Rochester
$102,240
Nassau-Suffolk
$100,300
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$98,930
Glens Falls
$98,300
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$97,880
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$96,970
Ithaca
$96,200
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$96,180
Elmira
$86,560
Kingston
$84,770
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$82,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$82,670
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$76,670

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