Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Ithaca, NY

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Ithaca, NY earns $40,590 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,697 a month.

10th percentile: $34,070
25th percentile: $37,350
Median percentile: $40,590
75th percentile: $46,650
90th percentile: $54,770

Based on 280 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,359 take-home a year

Gross pay	$40,590
Federal income tax	−$2,691
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,105
New York income tax (approx.)	−$2,435
Monthly take-home	$2,697
Every two weeks	$1,245

Does it go far here?

$39,287Median pay in Ithaca, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).

52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,411 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ithaca, NY

Job	Median pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$159,720
General and Operations Managers	$103,220
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,910
Registered Nurses	$100,320
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$73,640
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$69,310
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,870
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,990

All laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in New York