Highest City Of Cortland employee salary in year 2018 was $121,566. City Of Cortland employees number in year 2018 was 162. City Of Cortland average salary was $59,531 and median salary was $65,884. According to the last payroll, City Of Cortland average salary is 20 percent lower than USA average and 9 percent lower than New York state average. City Of Cortland employee salaries are usually between $43,221 and $78,168. Top 10% of highest-earning employees have salaries ranging from $88,464 to $121,566. From 2017 to 2018, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 4.2 percent.