Firefighters Salary in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Median annual salary
$74,470
+26% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$92,855
cost index 80.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
| 10th percentile | $48,120 |
| 25th percentile | $59,300 |
| Median (50th) | $74,470 |
| 75th percentile | $80,920 |
| 90th percentile | $80,920 |
| Mean | $68,280 |
| Employed in metro | 820 |
A Firefighters in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns a median of $74,470 per year. That is 26% above the national median of $59,280 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 $92,855 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.