Surgical Technologists Salary — Buffalo, New York

The average Surgical Technologists in Buffalo, New York earns $85,200 a year.

$85,200 / year, mean
↑ 22.6% above national average 100th percentile in New York

Buffalo sits at the very top of the range for this role in New York — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for surgical technologists. 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)
560
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.5%
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.

San Jose $105,420 Vallejo $103,120 San Francisco $96,990 Napa $96,920 Santa Cruz $95,450 Santa Rosa $93,780 Buffalo $85,200 New York $84,590 Bellingham $84,350 Redding $83,890 Stockton $83,830 Oxnard $83,030 San Diego $82,720 Portland $81,840 Seattle $81,640 Los Angeles $81,620 Salem $81,020 Santa Maria $80,340 Mount Vernon $79,260 San Luis Obispo $79,200 Eugene $79,150 Modesto $78,420 Chico $77,630 Medford $77,600 Salinas $76,790 Kiryas Joel $76,470 Ithaca $76,460 Sacramento $75,650 Bakersfield $74,860 South Bend $74,760 Riverside $74,540 Kennewick $73,980 Dallas $73,860 Chicago $73,090 Austin $71,950 Bremerton $71,690 Trenton $70,990 Spokane $70,950 Miami $70,230 Houston $69,590 Baltimore $69,540 Wenatchee $69,160 Waco $69,080 Virginia Beach $68,620 Fort Wayne $68,580 Kalamazoo $68,270 Lafayette $68,190 Bloomington $68,170 Evansville $67,660 Port St. Lucie $67,600 Grand Rapids $67,580 Philadelphia $67,490 Louisville $67,330 Indianapolis $67,040 Tampa $66,670 Michigan City $66,430 Albany $66,390 Naples $66,170 Yakima $66,160 Detroit $66,140 Springfield $66,080 Fresno $65,950 Jacksonville $65,900 York $65,820 Syracuse $65,160 Lancaster $65,060 Lubbock $64,580 Richmond $64,570 Bloomington $64,160 Rockford $64,120 Longview $63,690 Lansing $63,530 Fort Myers $63,230 Sebastian $63,120 Peoria $63,110 Lexington $62,970 Pittsburgh $62,820 Terre Haute $62,690 Pensacola $62,560 Utica $62,170 Allentown $62,140 Orlando $61,920 Rochester $61,810 Paducah $61,770 Bowling Green $61,670 Roanoke $61,580 Traverse City $61,420 Harrisburg $61,170 Beaumont $60,990 Punta Gorda $60,480 Erie $60,320 Crestview $60,270 Flint $60,230 Sarasota $60,110 Atlantic City $59,770 Ocala $59,750 Visalia $59,700 El Paso $59,580 Hagerstown $59,250 Deltona $58,970 McAllen $58,870 Elkhart $58,850 Lakeland $58,820 College Station $58,780 Sherman $58,620 Kankakee $58,370 Salisbury $58,010 Abilene $57,990 Victoria $57,700 Amarillo $56,560 San Antonio $55,980 Corpus Christi $55,780 Saginaw $54,910 Huntington $54,810 Palm Bay $54,760 Panama City $54,020 Altoona $53,840 Morgantown $52,030 Charleston $50,640 Tallahassee $50,220
CityMean salaryvs. Buffalo
Abilene, Texas$57,990-31.9%
Albany, New York$66,390-22.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$62,140-27.1%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$53,840-36.8%
Amarillo, Texas$56,560-33.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$59,770-29.8%
Austin, Texas$71,950-15.6%
Bakersfield, California$74,860-12.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$69,540-18.4%
Beaumont, Texas$60,990-28.4%
Bellingham, Washington$84,350-1.0%
Bloomington, Illinois$68,170-20.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$64,160-24.7%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$61,670-27.6%
Bremerton, Washington$71,690-15.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$63,230-25.8%
Charleston, West Virginia$50,640-40.6%
Chicago, Illinois$73,090-14.2%
Chico, California$77,630-8.9%
College Station, Texas$58,780-31.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$55,780-34.5%
Crestview, Florida$60,270-29.3%
Dallas, Texas$73,860-13.3%
Deltona, Florida$58,970-30.8%
Detroit, Michigan$66,140-22.4%
Elkhart, Indiana$58,850-30.9%
El Paso, Texas$59,580-30.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$60,320-29.2%
Eugene, Oregon$79,150-7.1%
Evansville, Indiana$67,660-20.6%
Flint, Michigan$60,230-29.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$68,580-19.5%
Fresno, California$65,950-22.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$67,580-20.7%
Hagerstown, Maryland$59,250-30.5%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$61,170-28.2%
Houston, Texas$69,590-18.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$54,810-35.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$67,040-21.3%
Ithaca, New York$76,460-10.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$65,900-22.7%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$68,270-19.9%
Kankakee, Illinois$58,370-31.5%
Kennewick, Washington$73,980-13.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$76,470-10.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$68,190-20.0%
Lakeland, Florida$58,820-31.0%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$65,060-23.6%
Lansing, Michigan$63,530-25.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$62,970-26.1%
Longview, Texas$63,690-25.2%
Los Angeles, California$81,620-4.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$67,330-21.0%
Lubbock, Texas$64,580-24.2%
McAllen, Texas$58,870-30.9%
Medford, Oregon$77,600-8.9%
Miami, Florida$70,230-17.6%
Michigan City, Indiana$66,430-22.0%
Modesto, California$78,420-8.0%
Morgantown, West Virginia$52,030-38.9%
Mount Vernon, Washington$79,260-7.0%
Napa, California$96,920+13.8%
Naples, Florida$66,170-22.3%
New York, New York$84,590-0.7%
Sarasota, Florida$60,110-29.4%
Ocala, Florida$59,750-29.9%
Orlando, Florida$61,920-27.3%
Oxnard, California$83,030-2.5%
Paducah, Kentucky$61,770-27.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$54,760-35.7%
Panama City, Florida$54,020-36.6%
Pensacola, Florida$62,560-26.6%
Peoria, Illinois$63,110-25.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$67,490-20.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$62,820-26.3%
Portland, Oregon$81,840-3.9%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$67,600-20.7%
Punta Gorda, Florida$60,480-29.0%
Redding, California$83,890-1.5%
Richmond, Virginia$64,570-24.2%
Riverside, California$74,540-12.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$61,580-27.7%
Rochester, New York$61,810-27.5%
Rockford, Illinois$64,120-24.7%
Sacramento, California$75,650-11.2%
Saginaw, Michigan$54,910-35.6%
Salem, Oregon$81,020-4.9%
Salinas, California$76,790-9.9%
Salisbury, Maryland$58,010-31.9%
San Antonio, Texas$55,980-34.3%
San Diego, California$82,720-2.9%
San Francisco, California$96,990+13.8%
San Jose, California$105,420+23.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$79,200-7.0%
Santa Cruz, California$95,450+12.0%
Santa Maria, California$80,340-5.7%
Santa Rosa, California$93,780+10.1%
Seattle, Washington$81,640-4.2%
Sebastian, Florida$63,120-25.9%
Sherman, Texas$58,620-31.2%
South Bend, Indiana$74,760-12.3%
Spokane, Washington$70,950-16.7%
Springfield, Illinois$66,080-22.4%
Stockton, California$83,830-1.6%
Syracuse, New York$65,160-23.5%
Tallahassee, Florida$50,220-41.1%
Tampa, Florida$66,670-21.7%
Terre Haute, Indiana$62,690-26.4%
Traverse City, Michigan$61,420-27.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$70,990-16.7%
Utica, New York$62,170-27.0%
Vallejo, California$103,120+21.0%
Victoria, Texas$57,700-32.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$68,620-19.5%
Visalia, California$59,700-29.9%
Waco, Texas$69,080-18.9%
Wenatchee, Washington$69,160-18.8%
Yakima, Washington$66,160-22.3%
York, Pennsylvania$65,820-22.7%
Gross salary
85,200/yr
Estimated take-home
64,687/yr
Est. total withheld
24.1%

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 29-2055 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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Where this is

AK HI

Highlighted: New York

Population (metro area)
1,161,385