Salaries in Buffalo, NY
275K residents · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area
Buffalo, NY is part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Buffalo, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in New York is $59,670. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Buffalo
Anesthesiologists$512,620Cardiologists$451,790Neurologists$451,510Surgeons, All Other$411,410Radiologists$318,300Physicians, Pathologists$305,600Emergency Medicine Physicians$303,190Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$269,700Obstetricians and Gynecologists$258,760Nurse Anesthetists$247,970Psychiatrists$244,960Chief Executives$239,990
Most common jobs in Buffalo
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,570
- Retail Salespersons$34,910
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,560
- General and Operations Managers$103,280
- Registered Nurses$99,060
- Cashiers$33,850
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,130
- Stockers and Order Fillers$37,970
- Customer Service Representatives$45,520
- Office Clerks, General$46,040
- Waiters and Waitresses$46,580
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,380