Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Buffalo, NY

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Seneca.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$65,800
Middle 50%$59.5k–$68k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $68,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,368 and $95,650.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,242
25th$59,492
50th (median)$65,800
75th$68,000
90th$74,171

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $53,000 (14 filings) FY2021: median $58,506 (10 filings) FY2023: median $55,000 (18 filings) FY2024: median $61,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $65,062 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 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$53,000$50,419$57,12714
FY2021$58,506$55,047$66,66410
FY2022–––6
FY2023$55,000$50,994$55,88518
FY2024$61,000$56,368$65,00013
FY2025$65,062$58,000$65,90019
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Buffalo's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $65,800 is worth about $68,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Buffalo, NY area earned a median of $101,390 in May 2025 (350 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,800, 35% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Research Foundation Of Suny At Buffalo$60,32814
Health Research Inc. - Roswell Park Divisiontoo few9
The Research Foundation for the State University of New Yorktoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,800 26
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
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$56,368$65,80026

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.