Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · New York statewide data
$60,275
Median Annual Wage
+40% since 2014
$65,730
New York Median
-8% vs state
496,870
Total Workers
566
Occupations Tracked
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is a Metropolitan Area with 566 tracked occupations and an estimated 496,870 total workers. Wages grew an average of 39.9% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Computer and Mathematical Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetists | $238,530 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $229,040 |
| Psychiatrists | $224,260 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $208,420 |
| Surgeons, All Other | $207,430 |
| Chief Executives | $204,360 |
| Physicists | $175,220 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $169,710 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $166,900 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $163,140 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+39.9%
avg wage growth since 2014
-4.6%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Sound Engineering Technicians Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+297.1%
$20,920 → $83,080
|
| Bartenders Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+168.5%
$18,600 → $49,950
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other Protective Service Occupations |
+150.7%
$38,270 → $95,950
|
| Waiters and Waitresses Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+148.4%
$18,850 → $46,820
|
| Directors, Religious Activities and Education Community and Social Service Occupations |
+145.7%
$24,210 → $59,480
|
Most Jobs Added
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Production Occupations |
+1300.0%
40 → 590
|
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+800.0%
50 → 480
|
| Manicurists and Pedicurists Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+700.0%
80 → 710
|
| Skincare Specialists Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+500.0%
50 → 330
|
| New Accounts Clerks Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+500.0%
40 → 270
|
Wage Declines
| Legislators Management Occupations |
-34.9%
$84,210 → $54,790
|
| Special Education Teachers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-21.9%
$56,990 → $44,530
|
| Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-21.1%
$62,290 → $49,160
|
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-13.5%
$87,890 → $76,020
|
| Chiropractors Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-10.5%
$61,740 → $55,270
|
Wage Trends in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $60,275 |
| 2023 | $58,330 |
| 2022 | $53,590 |
| 2021 | $50,370 |
| 2020 | $49,970 |
| 2019 | $48,575 |
| 2018 | $46,730 |
| 2017 | $46,320 |
| 2016 | $45,445 |
| 2015 | $43,740 |
| 2014 | $43,200 |