How much do Boilermakers make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?

Percentile spread

For Boilermakers, the published 10th percentile is $59,360 and the 90th percentile is $117,430. The difference is $58,070, which is 54.4% 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 $75,100 to the 75th at $117,430, covers $42,330.

The mean annual wage is $93,730, which sits below the median of $106,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 39.8% higher than the national median of $76,410 for Boilermakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,421, which is 45.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26% higher than the New York median of $84,770.

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 $106,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Boilermakers at $111,421 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 Boilermakers. 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).).

• Cleveland, OH is 166 miles away, with a median of $90,980 and employment of 30. That median is 14.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,867, against $111,421 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 186 miles away, with a median of $91,420 and employment of 100. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,566, against $111,421 here.