Elmira, NY

Across all occupations in the Elmira, NY metropolitan area, the median wage is $47,850 a year ($23.01 an hour) and the mean $61,430, May 2025. That median is −6% against the US median of $50,980 and −20% against New York's $59,670. BLS counts 33,600 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is chief executives; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Elmira, NY vs New York and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Elmira, NY area, New York and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Elmira, NY	Hourly	$15.65	$17.69	$23.01	$34.06	$46.78	$29.53	33,600
Elmira, NY	Annual	$32,550	$36,800	$47,850	$70,840	$97,310	$61,430	33,600
New York	Hourly	$17.19	$19.79	$28.69	$47.51	$75.72	$39.65	9,688,000
New York	Annual	$35,760	$41,160	$59,670	$98,810	$157,500	$82,460	9,688,000
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

176 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: New York. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Elmira, NY

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$192,530	$92.56	40
2	Financial Managers in New York	$150,120	$72.17	110
3	Pharmacists	$142,640	$68.58	70
4	Marketing Managers	$141,720	$68.13	40
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in New York	$141,700	$68.13	60
6	Nurse Practitioners	$138,700	$66.68	130
7	Physician Assistants	$137,550	$66.13	60
8	Sales Managers in New York	$130,660	$62.82	60
9	Lawyers in New York	$126,900	$61.01	80
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$124,810	$60.01	80
11	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$116,910	$56.21	50
12	Administrative Services Managers	$113,640	$54.64	40
13	Facilities Managers	$113,180	$54.41	30
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$109,980	$52.87	30
15	Industrial Production Managers	$108,990	$52.40	70
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$106,800	*	90
17	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$101,350	$48.73	40
18	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$97,950	$47.09	70
19	Project Management Specialists in New York	$96,250	$46.27	150
20	Loan Officers	$95,050	$45.70	40

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Elmira, NY

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in New York	1,180	35.07	1.40	$34,140
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in New York	880	26.12	1.05	$32,950
3	Cashiers in New York	860	25.68	1.29	$32,790
4	Stockers and Order Fillers in New York	820	24.36	1.34	$37,520
5	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New York	750	22.46	0.81	$36,900
6	Registered Nurses in New York	730	21.70	1.00	$82,820
7	General and Operations Managers in New York	640	19.13	0.85	$94,830
8	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New York	630	18.80	2.06	$36,250
9	Correctional Officers and Jailers	550	16.45	6.72	$76,820
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New York	540	16.13	1.14	$35,970
11	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New York	530	15.81	1.44	$44,450
11	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in New York	530	15.68	1.74	$44,050
13	Customer Service Representatives in New York	510	15.21	0.91	$39,230
14	Waiters and Waitresses in New York	480	14.24	0.98	$46,160
15	Office Clerks, General in New York	470	13.97	0.88	$40,930
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New York	450	13.48	1.51	$61,220
17	Nursing Assistants in New York	440	13.23	1.42	$37,960
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in New York	440	13.22	1.34	$49,560
19	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New York	390	11.67	0.88	$57,080
20	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in New York	370	11.14	0.59	$37,280

Most concentrated occupations in Elmira, NY

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.16	250	7.34	$51,170
2	Sheet Metal Workers	7.01	180	5.40	*
3	Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.72	550	16.45	$76,820
4	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.99	120	3.58	$62,770
5	Roofers	4.21	120	3.67	$58,730
6	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.78	140	4.12	$60,260
7	Machinists	2.90	180	5.36	$59,330
8	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in New York	2.53	350	10.55	$63,390
9	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	2.30	270	8.01	$33,250
10	Bus Drivers, School	2.23	190	5.78	$50,370

Occupation groups in Elmira, NY

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Legal	$110,800	$123,120	170	4.93	0.59
Management	$109,880	$128,220	1,570	46.79	0.65
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$82,820	$110,760	2,490	74.25	1.18
Architecture and Engineering	$81,400	$84,660	460	13.75	0.82
Computer and Mathematical	$79,250	$88,240	480	14.29	0.42
Business and Financial Operations	$74,750	$82,480	1,280	38.22	0.56
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$74,150	$80,830	140	4.26	0.45
Protective Service	$72,890	$68,550	1,210	35.96	1.48
Construction and Extraction	$61,470	$67,190	1,340	39.91	0.97
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$58,740	$61,690	1,550	46.27	1.18
Community and Social Service	$56,540	$60,150	880	26.19	1.53
Educational Instruction and Library	$52,000	$58,260	2,280	67.82	1.16
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$48,770	$62,390	300	8.95	0.68
Production	$48,410	$51,680	2,950	87.69	1.59
Office and Administrative Support	$45,120	$48,790	4,240	126.13	1.10
Transportation and Material Moving	$40,140	$46,370	3,030	90.31	1.03
Healthcare Support	$37,970	$40,410	1,620	48.07	0.95
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$35,600	$38,630	910	27.13	0.93
Sales and Related	$35,490	$48,310	3,210	95.53	1.11
Personal Care and Service	$34,840	$39,700	500	14.87	0.71
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$34,630	$39,700	2,970	88.25	1.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	–	–	–	–	–

Every occupation in New York, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 176 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Elmira, NY estimates (area 21300).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Elmira, NY area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.