How much do Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?

Percentile spread

For Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $44,480 and the 90th percentile is $75,840. The difference is $31,360, which is 51.8% 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 $46,820 to the 75th at $72,370, covers $25,550.

The mean annual wage is $61,460, which sits above the median of $60,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 15% higher than the national median of $52,600 for Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,113, which is 20% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% lower than the New York median of $62,380.

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 $60,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers at $63,113 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 2nd of 5 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 $60,520 and employment of 50. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,369, against $63,113 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 130 miles away, with a median of $38,600 and employment of 70. That median is 36.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,317, against $63,113 here.
• Akron, OH is 186 miles away, with a median of $47,600 and employment of 40. That median is 21.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,980, against $63,113 here.