Industrial Engineer salary in Buffalo, NY

Based on 89 certified H-1B filings in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tonawanda, Niagara Falls, Orchard Park, Amherst, Lockport.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$97,506
Middle 50%$85.3k–$111.8k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $108,706
Filings89FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,760 and $137,885.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,000
25th$85,342
50th (median)$97,506
75th$111,761
90th$125,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $84,240 (13 filings) FY2021: median $87,909 (14 filings) FY2022: median $92,955 (15 filings) FY2023: median $95,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $94,467 (18 filings) FY2025: median $95,250 (46 filings) FY2026: median $101,920 (43 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 46 filings FY25 FY2026: 43 filings FY26 46
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$84,240$70,886$90,01213
FY2021$87,909$76,566$98,79314
FY2022$92,955$72,139$97,70215
FY2023$95,000$89,467$107,76811
FY2024$94,467$77,463$122,28818
FY2025$95,250$85,342$108,00046
FY2026$101,920$87,025$116,23443

Cost of living

Buffalo's median Industrial Engineer salary of $97,506 is worth about $101,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Buffalo = 95.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Buffalo, NY area earned a median of $101,260 in May 2025 (1,580 employed). The H-1B median here is $97,506, 4% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Tesla$97,27865
Buffalo Wire Workstoo few3
Lactalis American Grouptoo few2
ND Global Consulting Servicestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,750 26
Mid-level · Level II $100,960 38
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$71,760$80,75026
Mid-level · Level II$88,774$100,96038

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.