SOC 27-1026 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in Buffalo, NY

The average salary for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Buffalo, New York is $46,600 a year ($22.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,560: half of the 500 people in this job in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

$46,600average per year

$22.40 / hourMedian $42,560Take-home ≈ $37,665

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

500people in this job
+9%vs U.S. average
#3 of 10New York metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay range in Buffalo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,850 or more. The middle half of merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Buffalo earn between $37,240 and $49,840.

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,600$3,883$22.40
Median$42,560$3,547$20.46
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,240$3,103$17.90
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,840$4,153$23.96

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay in Buffalo vs. New York and the U.S.

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Buffalo earn 5% less than the New York average ($48,850) and 9% more than the U.S. average ($42,830). At the median the gap is +8% against the U.S. median of $39,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Buffalo$46,600$42,560$35,260$65,850500
New York$48,850$43,660$35,760$73,10010,430
United States$42,830$39,390$30,760$58,370165,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary after taxes in Buffalo

On the average salary of $46,600, a single filer in Buffalo takes home about $37,665 a year, or $3,139 a month and $1,449 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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.

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Is Buffalo a good place for merchandise displayers and window trimmers? 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 $46,600 buys what about $48,621 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Buffalo ($50,790). A typical home costs $288,316, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in other New York cities

Buffalo ranks 3rd of 10 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($51,020).

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Highest-paying cities for merchandise displayers and window trimmers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,630).

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary by city

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in Buffalo: questions

How much do merchandise displayers and window trimmers make an hour in Buffalo?

$22.40 an hour on average, and $20.46 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level merchandise displayers and window trimmers salary in Buffalo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the merchandise displayers and window trimmers take-home pay in Buffalo?

About $37,665 a year ($3,139 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,600. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Do merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn more in Buffalo than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1026; area Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (15380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.89, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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