Medical School Professor salary in Buffalo, NY

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Health Sciences Professor, Assistant Professor

Median salary$120,000
Middle 50%$94.9k–$130k
vs. national median−14%comparison median $140,000
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,393 and $159,558.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,000
25th$94,924
50th (median)$120,000
75th$130,000
90th$157,029

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $95,871 (13 filings) FY2024: median $110,000 (10 filings) FY2025: median $122,218 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 14
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$95,871$60,000$125,00013
FY2021–––5
FY2022–––8
FY2023–––7
FY2024$110,000$65,049$120,00010
FY2025$122,218$91,275$130,00014
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Buffalo's median Medical School Professor salary of $120,000 is worth about $125,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in the Buffalo, NY area earned a median of $86,780 in May 2025 (1,180 employed). The H-1B median here is $120,000, 38% 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
State University Of New York At Buffalo$124,43619

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 – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.