SOC 29-1211 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Anesthesiologists make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Anesthesiologists in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $512,620. The 10th percentile is $166,890 and the 90th percentile is $553,410. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$512,620
- 10th percentile
- $166,890
- 25th percentile
- $396,130
- Median
- $512,620
- 75th percentile
- $553,410
- 90th percentile
- $553,410
- Mean
- $457,280
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Anesthesiologists, the published 10th percentile is $166,890 and the 90th percentile is $553,410. The difference is $386,520, which is 75.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $396,130 to the 75th at $553,410, covers $157,280.
The mean annual wage is $457,280, which sits below the median of $512,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 30.9% higher than the national median of $391,490 for Anesthesiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $534,848, which is 36.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 15% higher than the New York median of $445,660.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 95.844, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $512,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Anesthesiologists at $534,848 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Anesthesiologists. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Rochester, NY is 62 miles away, with a median of $366,040 and employment of 200. That median is 28.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $377,225, against $534,848 here.
- Utica-Rome, NY is 183 miles away, with a median of $450,930. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $486,556, against $534,848 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Anesthesiologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Anesthesiologists make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Anesthesiologists in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $512,620. The 10th percentile is $166,890 and the 90th percentile is $553,410.
How does that compare with the national median for Anesthesiologists?
The local median is 30.9% higher than the national median of $391,490.
What is Anesthesiologists pay in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 95.844, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $512,620 is $534,848. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY compare with nearby metros for Anesthesiologists?
Rochester, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 62 miles away, at $366,040. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.