Entry-level Physician salary in Buffalo, NY

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Niagara Falls, Orchard Park, Lockport, Cheektowaga, Bufflao.

Median salary$190,000
Middle 50%$63.9k–$262.6k
vs. all levels here−16%comparison median $225,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,566 and $337,335.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,377
25th$63,918
50th (median)$190,000
75th$262,600
90th$274,040

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $100k $150k FY2021: median $61,781 (27 filings) FY2022: median $61,055 (21 filings) FY2023: median $65,395 (22 filings) FY2024: median $65,851 (21 filings) FY2025: median $136,677 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 27
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–––6
FY2021$61,781$59,661$78,46727
FY2022$61,055$60,854$66,17221
FY2023$65,395$64,560$186,19522
FY2024$65,851$65,851$71,19221
FY2025$136,677$63,918$260,00012
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Buffalo's median entry-level Physician salary of $190,000 is worth about $198,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Buffalo, NY area earned a median of $108,510 in May 2025 (1,850 employed). The H-1B median here is $190,000, 75% higher.

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
Roswell Park Cancer Institutetoo few8
Cogent Medical Care, P.C.too few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $190,000 17
Mid-level · Level II $299,354 35
Senior · Level III $232,500 12
Expert · Level IV $317,069 22

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$63,918$190,00017
Mid-level · Level II$109,325$299,35435
Senior · Level III$155,397$232,50012
Expert · Level IV$201,469$317,06922

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.