Chemical Engineers Salary in Buffalo, NY

Chemical Engineers pay range in Buffalo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $84,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $156,710 or more. The middle half of chemical engineers in Buffalo earn between $87,840 and $144,600.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Chemical Engineers salary after taxes in Buffalo

On the average salary of $119,480, a single filer in Buffalo takes home about $86,764 a year, or $7,230 a month and $3,337 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Is Buffalo a good place for chemical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Buffalo area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.8), so the average $119,480 buys what about $124,661 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Buffalo ($50,790). A typical home costs $288,316, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemical Engineers salary in other New York cities

Buffalo ranks 4th of 4 New York metro areas for this job; Rochester pays the most ($126,720).

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Highest-paying cities for chemical engineers

Houston, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($155,750).

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