Registered Nurses Salary in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Median annual salary
$99,060
+2% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$123,516
cost index 80.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
| 10th percentile | $78,490 |
| 25th percentile | $85,350 |
| Median (50th) | $99,060 |
| 75th percentile | $108,560 |
| 90th percentile | $117,980 |
| Mean | $98,560 |
| Employed in metro | 13,830 |
A Registered Nurses in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns a median of $99,060 per year. That is 2% above the national median of $97,550 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 $123,516 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.