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Firefighters Salary in Buffalo, NY

Estimates come from the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Firefighters in Buffalo, NY is $74,470, 26% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Buffalo sits within the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, Firefighters pay runs from $48,120 to $80,920 a year, with about 820 people employed.

Median annual

$74,470

Median hourly

$36

Average annual

$68,280

Employed in metro

820

Pay distribution

10th$48,120
25th$59,300
Median$74,470
75th$80,920
90th$80,920

Salary calculator

Hourly
$35.80
Daily
$286
Weekly
$1,432
Bi-weekly
$2,864
Monthly
$6,206
Annual
$74,470

$74,470 a year is around the 50th percentile for Firefighterss in Buffalo, NY. The median is $74,470.

Firefighters in other metro areas

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$152,100
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$113,700
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$106,420
  • Bellingham, WA$101,130
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$101,090
  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$99,930
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$98,050
  • Vallejo, CA$95,950