Cornell University salaries in Ithaca, NY

Based on 260 certified H-1B filings by Cornell University in the Ithaca, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$83,100

Middle 50%$69.4k–$124.7k

vs. all employers here−6%comparison median $88,002

Filings260FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $47,000 and $455,364.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$67,260	$55,000	$112,000	137
FY2021	$76,900	$57,456	$101,942	155
FY2022	$67,000	$56,736	$101,100	155
FY2023	$77,750	$62,100	$120,000	174
FY2024	$75,000	$65,000	$125,000	173
FY2025	$83,100	$67,239	$131,711	168
FY2026	$83,008	$71,373	$123,200	92

Job	Median here	Filings
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	$77,000	22
Engineering Professor	$132,021	16
Veterinarian	$51,000	15
Business Professor	$241,832	14
Soil and Plant Scientist	$62,232	11
Medical School Professor	$170,000	11
Physicist	too few	9
Biomedical Engineer	too few	8
Biochemist	too few	8
Art and Music Professor	too few	8
Food Scientist	too few	7
Computer Science Professor	too few	7
Law Teacher	too few	7
Economics Professor	too few	6
Foreign Language Professor	too few	6

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Job	Median here	Filings
Research Scientist (Computer Science)	too few	5
Agricultural Sciences Teacher	too few	5
Biology Professor	too few	5
Microbiologist	too few	4
Medical Scientist	too few	4
Materials Scientist	too few	4
Economist	too few	4
Mathematics Professor	too few	4
Farm and Home Management Educator	too few	4
Postsecondary Education Administrator	too few	3

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Ithaca, NY.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.