Worksite city · Ithaca, NY wage area
H-1B salaries in Ithaca, NY
19% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 35% get a single lottery entry.
218certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$86,644median offer
19%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
26new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $51k to $377k
Lottery entries
26 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 15 | $80,330 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 11 | $129,041 |
| Data Scientists | 9 | $86,424 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $216,661 |
| Physicists | 7 | $74,500 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $165,000 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $173,225 |
| Physicians, All Other | 7 | $305,000 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 6 | $70,450 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | 6 | $70,095 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 6 | $63,798 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $73,223 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 5 | $138,000 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 5 | $70,450 |
| Microbiologists | 5 | $69,740 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | 158 | $80,673 |
| Cayuga Medical Associates, P.C. | 18 | $271,123 |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, Inc. | 4 | $89,960 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 3 | $138,000 |
| Grandison Management, Inc. | 3 | $63,232 |
| Ithaca College | 3 | $70,982 |
| All other employers | 29 | – |