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
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$76,420	210	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$76,260	40	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$76,170	310	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$76,170	1,590	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$76,170	310	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$76,170	310	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$76,170	900	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$75,990	2,520	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$75,990	2,520	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,460	420	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$75,440	410	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$75,430	1,130	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$75,300	650	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$75,210	70	View salary detail
Surveyors	$75,210	70	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$75,200	80	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,030	3,680	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$74,990	40	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$74,870	2,870	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$74,730	150	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$74,700	60	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$74,580	—	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$74,510	2,730	View salary detail
Firefighters	$74,470	820	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$74,310	1,480	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$74,290	640	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$74,210	480	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$73,740	110	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$73,720	670	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$73,660	160	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$73,650	950	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$73,600	50	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$73,600	50	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$73,600	50	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$73,570	740	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$73,480	450	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$73,130	70	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$73,070	3,330	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$72,580	440	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$72,530	680	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$72,230	1,430	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$72,230	1,430	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$71,970	1,770	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$71,970	1,770	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$71,970	1,770	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$71,970	1,770	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$71,970	1,770	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$71,920	200	View salary detail
Editors	$71,520	200	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$70,840	140	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.