Millwrights pay range in Buffalo
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,330 or more. The middle half of millwrights in Buffalo earn between $70,210 and $90,830.
- $63K10th
- $70K25th
- $83KMedian
- $91K75th
- $92K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $81,240 | $6,770 | $39.06 |
| Median | $82,840 | $6,903 | $39.83 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $70,210 | $5,851 | $33.75 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $90,830 | $7,569 | $43.67 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Millwrights salary after taxes in Buffalo
On the average salary of $81,240, a single filer in Buffalo takes home about $62,119 a year, or $5,177 a month and $2,389 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% 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 millwrights? 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 $81,240 buys what about $84,763 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Buffalo ($50,790). A typical home costs $288,316, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Millwrights salary in other New York cities
Buffalo ranks 2nd of 5 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($95,250).
- New York$95,250
- Buffalo$81,240
- Albany$74,790
- Glens Falls$71,800
- Rochester$62,350
Highest-paying cities for millwrights
San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($104,030).
- San Francisco, CA$104,030
- Kennewick, WA$102,810
- New York, NY$95,250
- Los Angeles, CA$92,470
- Seattle, WA$89,800
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Millwrights salary in Buffalo: questions
How much do millwrights make an hour in Buffalo?
$39.06 an hour on average, and $39.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level millwrights salary in Buffalo?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $70,210, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the millwrights take-home pay in Buffalo?
About $62,119 a year ($5,177 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $81,240. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
Do millwrights earn more in Buffalo than elsewhere?
The average here is 11% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($73,302).
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 49-9044; area Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (15380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
- 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 2.06, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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