How much do Psychiatric Aides make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?

Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Aides, the published 10th percentile is $38,470 and the 90th percentile is $56,960. The difference is $18,490, which is 36.9% 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 $50,140 to the 75th at $50,140, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $48,810, which sits below the median of $50,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 11.6% higher than the national median of $44,910 for Psychiatric Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,314, which is 16.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% lower than the New York median of $50,220.

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 $50,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Aides at $52,314 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 Psychiatric Aides. 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).).

• Syracuse, NY is 130 miles away, with a median of $49,820 and employment of 140. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,036, against $52,314 here.
• Binghamton, NY is 153 miles away, with a median of $49,340 and employment of 110. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,132, against $52,314 here.
• Utica-Rome, NY is 183 miles away, with a median of $58,600 and employment of 220. That median is 16.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,230, against $52,314 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Aides accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (260 of 534,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.13 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.