Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · New York statewide data
$60,275
Median Annual Wage
+24% since 2019
$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 23.8% from 2019 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
2019 → 2024
+23.8%
avg wage growth since 2019
-5.5%
employment change since 2019
Fastest Wage Growth
| Broadcast Technicians Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+132.2%
$33,380 → $77,510
|
| Pipelayers Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+107.3%
$35,930 → $74,500
|
| Bartenders Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+97.4%
$25,310 → $49,950
|
| Library Technicians Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+96.1%
$24,480 → $48,010
|
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+92.8%
$24,690 → $47,600
|
Most Jobs Added
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Production Occupations |
+400.0%
40 → 210
|
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Production Occupations |
+400.0%
110 → 590
|
| Interior Designers Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+200.0%
50 → 160
|
| Lodging Managers Management Occupations |
+200.0%
60 → 200
|
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+200.0%
670 → 2,270
|
Wage Declines
| Legislators Management Occupations |
-40.6%
$92,270 → $54,790
|
| Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-36.7%
$77,720 → $49,160
|
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
-34.2%
$91,300 → $60,030
|
| Special Education Teachers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-32.7%
$66,140 → $44,530
|
| Dentists, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-24.8%
$197,720 → $148,700
|
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 |