Data Scientists Salary in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Median annual salary
$102,250
-15% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$127,494
cost index 80.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
| 10th percentile | $55,940 |
| 25th percentile | $75,320 |
| Median (50th) | $102,250 |
| 75th percentile | $138,980 |
| 90th percentile | $158,960 |
| Mean | $108,330 |
| Employed in metro | 840 |
A Data Scientists in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns a median of $102,250 per year. That is 15% below the national median of $120,230 for this occupation. Because Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY has a cost index of 80.2 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $127,494 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $72,237, median gross rent $1,057/mo, and the median home value $226,100. See the full Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY cost-of-living profile.