H-1B salaries in Buffalo, NY

Based on 1,671 certified H-1B filings in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$104,000
Middle 50%$82.5k–$143.7k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $122,699
Filings1,671FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,986 and $500,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,333
25th$82,506
50th (median)$104,000
75th$143,666
90th$225,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $85,250 (912 filings) FY2021: median $92,000 (823 filings) FY2022: median $93,607 (806 filings) FY2023: median $98,717 (748 filings) FY2024: median $105,000 (852 filings) FY2025: median $103,314 (990 filings) FY2026: median $104,229 (681 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 912 filings FY20 FY2021: 823 filings FY21 FY2022: 806 filings FY22 FY2023: 748 filings FY23 FY2024: 852 filings FY24 FY2025: 990 filings FY25 FY2026: 681 filings FY26 990
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$85,250$71,393$105,123912
FY2021$92,000$70,000$117,913823
FY2022$93,607$75,400$119,018806
FY2023$98,717$75,472$130,406748
FY2024$105,000$80,000$139,594852
FY2025$103,314$80,000$145,000990
FY2026$104,229$84,221$137,640681

Cost of living

Buffalo's median H-1B salary of $104,000 is worth about $108,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,203Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,423Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)95.8Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$108,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesNY: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$121,601350
Physician$225,000155
Data Scientist$85,342115
Systems Engineer / Architect$95,26198
Industrial Engineer$97,50689
Medical Scientist$68,00049
Mechanical Engineer$108,27932
Systems Analyst$101,25031
Database Administrator$123,83928
Accountant$78,50026
Logistician$78,19925
Medical Technologist$86,34124
QA Engineer$110,36524
IT Manager$202,71221
Medical School Professor$120,00021

By job title

Full Stack Developer$102.5k · 14 Solutions Architect$127.4k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Buffalo, NY. Figure: median salary · filings.