Lawyers Salary in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Median annual salary
$130,800
-18% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$163,092
cost index 80.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
| 10th percentile | $72,040 |
| 25th percentile | $95,490 |
| Median (50th) | $130,800 |
| 75th percentile | $168,560 |
| 90th percentile | $225,100 |
| Mean | $143,440 |
| Employed in metro | 2,930 |
A Lawyers in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns a median of $130,800 per year. That is 18% below the national median of $159,670 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 $163,092 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.