Systems Analyst salary in Buffalo, NY

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Orchard Park, Lancaster, Hamburg, Amherst, Cheektowaga.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$101,250
Middle 50%$86.7k–$126.6k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $106,434
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,200 and $160,480.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,010
25th$86,736
50th (median)$101,250
75th$126,600
90th$130,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $82,500 (71 filings) FY2021: median $90,698 (54 filings) FY2022: median $97,302 (32 filings) FY2023: median $95,264 (28 filings) FY2024: median $100,607 (34 filings) FY2025: median $103,022 (17 filings) FY2026: median $86,736 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 71 filings FY20 FY2021: 54 filings FY21 FY2022: 32 filings FY22 FY2023: 28 filings FY23 FY2024: 34 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 71
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$82,500$71,011$97,44871
FY2021$90,698$75,712$108,49354
FY2022$97,302$92,560$118,50032
FY2023$95,264$78,458$115,44928
FY2024$100,607$87,504$112,81534
FY2025$103,022$86,736$126,60017
FY2026$86,736$86,736$104,00014

Cost of living

Buffalo's median Systems Analyst salary of $101,250 is worth about $105,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Buffalo, NY area earned a median of $101,660 in May 2025 (1,170 employed). The H-1B median here is $101,250, 0% 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
Virtusatoo few3
HSBC Technology & Services (USA)too few3
LTIMindtreetoo few3
Slk Americatoo few3
Cognizanttoo few2
IBMtoo few2
Infosystoo few2
Anthony Brown Pharmacytoo few2
Hexaware Technologiestoo few2
New Era Captoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $86,736 15
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$86,736$86,73615

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.