IT Manager salary in Buffalo, NY

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Williamsville, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda, Amherst.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$202,712
Middle 50%$188.1k–$245k
vs. national median+1%comparison median $200,304
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $143,981 and $304,528.
PercentileSalary
10th$167,921
25th$188,093
50th (median)$202,712
75th$245,000
90th$276,338

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $170k $220k FY2020: median $144,248 (19 filings) FY2021: median $137,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $165,000 (14 filings) FY2023: median $181,917 (17 filings) FY2024: median $196,165 (14 filings) FY2025: median $200,356 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 19
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$144,248$133,960$165,00019
FY2021$137,000$116,343$166,54411
FY2022$165,000$131,762$165,81614
FY2023$181,917$160,000$195,00017
FY2024$196,165$180,072$212,00014
FY2025$200,356$183,750$230,50016
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Buffalo's median IT Manager salary of $202,712 is worth about $211,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Buffalo, NY area earned a median of $172,650 in May 2025 (1,590 employed). The H-1B median here is $202,712, 17% higher.

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
EYtoo few8
M&T Banktoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $241,643 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$203,091$241,64310

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.