Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary — Buffalo, New York

The average Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Buffalo, New York earns $74,070 a year.

$74,070 / year, mean
↓ 4.4% below national average 50th percentile in New York

Buffalo sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within New York — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within New York

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
360
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.6%
Cost of living 96 #92 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2005 #101 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $288,316 #110 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $70,572 #104 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Buffalo ranks #92 for cost of living and #110 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Kennewick $112,060 San Francisco $104,910 San Jose $104,510 Bakersfield $100,700 Peoria $95,780 Beaumont $94,970 Houston $90,800 Spokane $89,870 Oxnard $88,390 Santa Rosa $86,890 Los Angeles $86,170 Seattle $85,770 Ann Arbor $83,150 Portland $83,100 Baltimore $82,840 San Diego $80,780 Pittsburgh $80,660 Albany $80,600 Columbus $80,580 Sacramento $79,250 Lexington Park $79,230 Indianapolis $78,270 Lafayette $77,500 Palm Bay $77,350 Lexington $76,900 York $76,280 Terre Haute $75,980 Louisville $75,600 Reading $74,760 New York $74,740 Elkhart $74,650 Philadelphia $74,150 Allentown $74,110 Buffalo $74,070 San Antonio $73,600 Rockford $73,560 Richmond $73,340 Detroit $73,190 Dallas $73,120 Kalamazoo $72,480 South Bend $72,380 Austin $72,120 Harrisburg $72,110 Rochester $71,310 Evansville $71,290 Midland $70,970 Lancaster $70,240 Virginia Beach $69,170 Muskegon $69,160 Flint $68,680 Fort Wayne $68,580 Niles $68,350 Bloomington $67,760 Riverside $67,590 El Paso $66,830 Jackson $66,000 Stockton $63,750 Saginaw $63,060 Lansing $62,710 Grand Rapids $62,160 Roanoke $60,200 Scranton $57,300 Huntington $55,660 Orlando $54,860 Tampa $54,550 Charleston $54,440
CityMean salaryvs. Buffalo
Albany, New York$80,600+8.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$74,110+0.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$83,150+12.3%
Austin, Texas$72,120-2.6%
Bakersfield, California$100,700+36.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$82,840+11.8%
Beaumont, Texas$94,970+28.2%
Bloomington, Illinois$67,760-8.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$54,440-26.5%
Columbus, Indiana$80,580+8.8%
Dallas, Texas$73,120-1.3%
Detroit, Michigan$73,190-1.2%
Elkhart, Indiana$74,650+0.8%
El Paso, Texas$66,830-9.8%
Evansville, Indiana$71,290-3.8%
Flint, Michigan$68,680-7.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$68,580-7.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$62,160-16.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$72,110-2.6%
Houston, Texas$90,800+22.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$55,660-24.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$78,270+5.7%
Jackson, Michigan$66,000-10.9%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$72,480-2.1%
Kennewick, Washington$112,060+51.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$77,500+4.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$70,240-5.2%
Lansing, Michigan$62,710-15.3%
Lexington, Kentucky$76,900+3.8%
Lexington Park, Maryland$79,230+7.0%
Los Angeles, California$86,170+16.3%
Louisville, Kentucky$75,600+2.1%
Midland, Texas$70,970-4.2%
Muskegon, Michigan$69,160-6.6%
New York, New York$74,740+0.9%
Niles, Michigan$68,350-7.7%
Orlando, Florida$54,860-25.9%
Oxnard, California$88,390+19.3%
Palm Bay, Florida$77,350+4.4%
Peoria, Illinois$95,780+29.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$74,150+0.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$80,660+8.9%
Portland, Oregon$83,100+12.2%
Reading, Pennsylvania$74,760+0.9%
Richmond, Virginia$73,340-1.0%
Riverside, California$67,590-8.7%
Roanoke, Virginia$60,200-18.7%
Rochester, New York$71,310-3.7%
Rockford, Illinois$73,560-0.7%
Sacramento, California$79,250+7.0%
Saginaw, Michigan$63,060-14.9%
San Antonio, Texas$73,600-0.6%
San Diego, California$80,780+9.1%
San Francisco, California$104,910+41.6%
San Jose, California$104,510+41.1%
Santa Rosa, California$86,890+17.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$57,300-22.6%
Seattle, Washington$85,770+15.8%
South Bend, Indiana$72,380-2.3%
Spokane, Washington$89,870+21.3%
Stockton, California$63,750-13.9%
Tampa, Florida$54,550-26.4%
Terre Haute, Indiana$75,980+2.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$69,170-6.6%
York, Pennsylvania$76,280+3.0%
Gross salary
74,070/yr
Estimated take-home
57,469/yr
Est. total withheld
22.4%

Single filer, federal + New York state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3027 SOC code
Official area Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 15380 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ny_dtf_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Cheektowaga
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: New York

Population (metro area)
1,161,385