Data Scientists Salary in Buffalo, NY

Data Scientists pay range in Buffalo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $158,960 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Buffalo earn between $75,320 and $138,980.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Buffalo

On the average salary of $108,330, a single filer in Buffalo takes home about $79,589 a year, or $6,632 a month and $3,061 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 data scientists? 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 $108,330 buys what about $113,027 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Buffalo ($50,790). A typical home costs $288,316, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other New York cities

Buffalo ranks 5th of 11 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($144,700).

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Highest-paying cities for data scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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