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
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$90,140	200	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$89,950	2,870	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$88,690	60	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,780	1,180	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$86,720	510	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$86,280	80	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$86,280	80	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$86,280	80	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$85,350	50	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$84,710	2,690	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,660	340	View salary detail
Chemists	$84,510	320	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$84,390	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$84,350	80	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$84,300	—	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,780	160	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,760	60	View salary detail
Web Developers	$83,550	100	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$83,480	160	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$83,300	400	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$83,090	1,040	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$83,080	150	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$83,030	360	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,890	850	View salary detail
Millwrights	$82,840	290	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,480	450	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$82,470	760	View salary detail
Coroners	$82,450	2,180	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$82,450	2,180	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$82,450	2,180	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$82,450	2,180	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$82,450	2,180	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$82,450	2,180	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$82,450	2,180	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$82,270	140	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$82,190	1,730	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$82,190	1,730	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$82,120	4,870	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$82,040	40	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$81,710	60	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$81,560	970	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$81,560	970	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$81,510	250	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$81,480	80	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$81,350	450	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$81,350	450	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$81,060	360	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$80,950	2,110	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$80,950	2,110	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$80,850	210	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.