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
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$70,230	630	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$70,130	1,560	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$70,000	4,410	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$69,380	820	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$69,260	300	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$69,210	160	View salary detail
Historians	$68,010	40	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$68,000	350	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$67,490	60	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$67,090	500	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$67,080	50	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$66,700	50	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$66,620	1,570	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$66,620	50	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$66,620	50	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$66,620	50	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$66,300	250	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$65,630	90	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$65,630	90	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$65,560	230	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$65,560	230	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$65,560	230	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$65,500	50	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$65,350	100	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$65,230	210	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$65,080	60	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$65,000	1,680	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$64,940	900	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$64,320	150	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$64,040	70	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$64,040	70	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,900	250	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,900	380	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$63,900	30	View salary detail
Carpenters	$63,500	2,440	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,450	150	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$63,380	1,370	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$63,370	3,220	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$63,270	1,020	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$63,200	170	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$63,080	580	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$63,070	320	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$63,020	290	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$62,640	470	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$62,610	260	View salary detail
Roofers	$62,590	570	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$62,550	110	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,180	1,370	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$62,080	90	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$62,000	1,530	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.