SOC 29-1217 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Neurologists make in Rochester, NY?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Neurologists in Rochester, NY is $75,890. The 10th percentile is $67,720 and the 90th percentile is $486,880. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$75,890
- 10th percentile
- $67,720
- 25th percentile
- $75,890
- Median
- $75,890
- 75th percentile
- $486,880
- 90th percentile
- $486,880
- Mean
- $219,010
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Neurologists, the published 10th percentile is $67,720 and the 90th percentile is $486,880. The difference is $419,160, which is 552.3% 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 $75,890 to the 75th at $486,880, covers $410,990.
The mean annual wage is $219,010, which sits above the median of $75,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Rochester, NY median is 69.5% lower than the national median of $248,560 for Neurologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,209, which is 68.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 51.3% lower than the New York median of $155,990.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rochester, NY is 97.035, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Neurologists at $78,209 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 Neurologists. Rochester, NY ranks 2nd 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).).
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 62 miles away, with a median of $451,510 and employment of 80. That median is 495% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $471,088, against $78,209 here.
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 185 miles away, with a median of $75,800 and employment of 40. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,130, against $78,209 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Rochester, NY · Neurologists 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 Neurologists make in Rochester, NY?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Neurologists in Rochester, NY is $75,890. The 10th percentile is $67,720 and the 90th percentile is $486,880.
How does that compare with the national median for Neurologists?
The local median is 69.5% lower than the national median of $248,560.
What is Neurologists pay in Rochester, NY after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rochester, NY is 97.035, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,890 is $78,209. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Rochester, NY compare with nearby metros for Neurologists?
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 62 miles away, at $451,510. Rochester, NY ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.