Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Buffalo, NY

706 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Buffalo, NY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$43,790	200	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$43,580	480	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,340	550	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,250	140	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,130	7,900	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$43,130	7,900	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$43,070	80	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$42,980	110	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$42,920	70	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$42,740	3,380	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$42,690	60	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$42,670	40	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$42,640	4,260	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$42,560	500	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$42,080	110	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,900	1,920	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$41,860	1,110	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$41,770	2,870	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,720	420	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$41,600	320	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$41,580	520	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$41,330	170	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$41,090	410	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$41,020	40	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$40,260	2,540	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$40,220	300	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$40,130	1,740	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$39,790	5,230	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$39,790	120	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$39,790	160	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$39,640	220	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$39,580	260	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$39,320	160	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,300	930	View salary detail
Photographers	$39,190	140	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,960	3,930	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$38,800	40	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$38,620	30	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$38,580	100	View salary detail
Barbers	$38,580	70	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$38,560	160	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$38,540	50	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$38,540	400	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$38,480	70	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,420	3,860	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$38,380	230	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$38,220	40	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,060	3,990	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,050	420	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$38,040	30	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.