High paying jobs in Elmira, NY

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Elmira, NY. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Elmira, NY run 5.6% below the national average (2024), so a Elmira, NY salary is worth about 1.06× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Elmira, NY · Employed

1Chief Executives$192,530
Bachelor's degree
$108,990 – $364,77040
2Financial Managers$150,120
Bachelor's degree
$83,070 – $360,140110
3Pharmacists$142,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$115,590 – $160,36070
4Marketing Managers$141,720
Bachelor's degree
$88,050 – $217,47040
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,700
Bachelor's degree
$90,040 – $233,79060
6Nurse Practitioners$138,700
Master's degree
$110,580 – $165,330130
7Physician Assistants$137,550
Master's degree
$85,130 – $159,05060
8Sales Managers$130,660
Bachelor's degree
$82,390 – $224,07060
9Lawyers$126,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,070 – $266,63080
10Medical and Health Services Managers$124,810
Bachelor's degree
$71,130 – $203,05080
11Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$116,910
Bachelor's degree
$39,610 – $282,69050
12Administrative Services Managers$113,640
Bachelor's degree
$65,260 – $176,30040
13Facilities Managers$113,180
Bachelor's degree
$72,940 – $168,68030
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$109,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,700 – $161,24030
15Industrial Production Managers$108,990
Bachelor's degree
$82,220 – $168,83070
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$106,800
Master's degree
$81,030 – $157,98090
17First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$101,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$90,750 – $121,82040
18Network and Computer Systems Administrators$97,950
Bachelor's degree
$63,970 – $139,97070
19Project Management Specialists$96,250
Bachelor's degree
$68,010 – $153,500150
20Loan Officers$95,050
Bachelor's degree
$44,660 – $262,38040
21General and Operations Managers$94,830
Bachelor's degree
$46,810 – $216,360640
22Civil Engineers$91,370
Bachelor's degree
$68,410 – $135,70040
23Management Analysts$90,190
Bachelor's degree
$53,380 – $138,01060
24Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$89,180
Bachelor's degree
$60,770 – $130,24040
25First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$87,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,220 – $131,72050
26Physical Therapists$86,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,470 – $128,36060
27Industrial Engineers$85,110
Bachelor's degree
$67,400 – $128,030130
28Mechanical Engineers$83,220
Bachelor's degree
$66,130 – $129,22050
29Occupational Therapists$83,190
Master's degree
$82,640 – $124,49040
30Registered Nurses$82,820
Bachelor's degree
$67,050 – $98,450730
31Accountants and Auditors$79,540
Bachelor's degree
$53,390 – $128,110190
32Instructional Coordinators$79,450
Master's degree
$44,420 – $125,39040
33Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$79,410
Master's degree
$51,280 – $92,87050
34First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,280 – $114,370140
35First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,530 – $101,210210
36Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,170
Bachelor's degree
$57,970 – $82,92060
37Social and Community Service Managers$77,870
Bachelor's degree
$50,150 – $128,37070
38Cost Estimators$77,400
Bachelor's degree
$48,880 – $117,52050
39Correctional Officers and Jailers$76,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,010 – $85,070550
40First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,970 – $125,950140
41Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$74,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,790 – $104,420150
42Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$73,850
Master's degree
$50,880 – $101,35030
43Dental Hygienists$73,210
Associate's degree
$69,530 – $81,39040
44Public Relations Specialists$72,630
Bachelor's degree
$40,840 – $151,40040
45Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$72,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,290 – $109,63060
46Human Resources Specialists$72,160
Bachelor's degree
$49,090 – $110,100130
47Training and Development Specialists$71,990
Bachelor's degree
$34,320 – $96,90070
48Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$71,640
Bachelor's degree
$51,660 – $80,620220
49Buyers and Purchasing Agents$67,790
Bachelor's degree
$44,390 – $96,790110
50Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$67,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,690 – $113,24030

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianElmira, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$192,530	$108,990 – $364,770	40
2	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,120	$83,070 – $360,140	110
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$142,640	$115,590 – $160,360	70
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,720	$88,050 – $217,470	40
5	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,700	$90,040 – $233,790	60
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$138,700	$110,580 – $165,330	130
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$137,550	$85,130 – $159,050	60
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,660	$82,390 – $224,070	60
9	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$126,900	$76,070 – $266,630	80
10	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,810	$71,130 – $203,050	80
11	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsBachelor's degree	$116,910	$39,610 – $282,690	50
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,640	$65,260 – $176,300	40
13	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,180	$72,940 – $168,680	30
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$109,980	$65,700 – $161,240	30
15	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,990	$82,220 – $168,830	70
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$106,800	$81,030 – $157,980	90
17	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,350	$90,750 – $121,820	40
18	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$97,950	$63,970 – $139,970	70
19	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,250	$68,010 – $153,500	150
20	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$95,050	$44,660 – $262,380	40
21	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,830	$46,810 – $216,360	640
22	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$91,370	$68,410 – $135,700	40
23	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,190	$53,380 – $138,010	60
24	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$89,180	$60,770 – $130,240	40
25	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,670	$60,220 – $131,720	50
26	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$86,680	$75,470 – $128,360	60
27	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$85,110	$67,400 – $128,030	130
28	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$83,220	$66,130 – $129,220	50
29	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$83,190	$82,640 – $124,490	40
30	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,820	$67,050 – $98,450	730
31	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$79,540	$53,390 – $128,110	190
32	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$79,450	$44,420 – $125,390	40
33	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$79,410	$51,280 – $92,870	50
34	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,720	$59,280 – $114,370	140
35	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,350	$50,530 – $101,210	210
36	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,170	$57,970 – $82,920	60
37	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$77,870	$50,150 – $128,370	70
38	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$77,400	$48,880 – $117,520	50
39	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,820	$64,010 – $85,070	550
40	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,600	$48,970 – $125,950	140
41	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,270	$55,790 – $104,420	150
42	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$73,850	$50,880 – $101,350	30
43	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$73,210	$69,530 – $81,390	40
44	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,630	$40,840 – $151,400	40
45	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,390	$61,290 – $109,630	60
46	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,160	$49,090 – $110,100	130
47	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,990	$34,320 – $96,900	70
48	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$71,640	$51,660 – $80,620	220
49	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$67,790	$44,390 – $96,790	110
50	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$67,690	$67,690 – $113,240	30

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