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
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$100,210	80	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$99,990	460	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$99,990	460	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$99,640	460	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$99,620	60	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$99,560	230	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$99,530	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$99,260	300	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$99,060	13,830	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$99,060	13,830	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$99,060	13,830	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$99,060	13,830	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$99,060	13,830	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$98,720	170	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$98,180	550	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$97,710	40	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$97,350	—	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$97,310	360	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$97,200	780	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$97,200	780	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$97,200	780	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$97,060	930	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$97,060	930	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$97,060	930	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$96,980	470	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,740	30	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$96,490	1,060	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$95,800	1,410	View salary detail
Art Directors	$95,770	140	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$95,740	500	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$95,740	110	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$95,740	260	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$95,370	200	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$95,150	850	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$95,150	850	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$95,150	850	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$95,130	330	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$94,910	70	View salary detail
Midwives	$94,910	70	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$94,730	390	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$94,370	430	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$94,260	430	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$93,830	970	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$93,750	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$93,600	180	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,430	110	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,160	210	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$90,250	80	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$90,250	80	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$90,250	80	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.