How much do Residential Advisors make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?

Percentile spread

For Residential Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $35,910 and the 90th percentile is $64,370. The difference is $28,460, which is 64.2% 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 $38,290 to the 75th at $59,140, covers $20,850.

The mean annual wage is $48,310, which sits above the median of $44,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 4.9% higher than the national median of $42,240 for Residential Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,221, which is 9.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.4% lower than the New York median of $48,380.

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 $44,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Residential Advisors at $46,221 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Residential Advisors. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 6th of 16 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 $44,200 and employment of 320. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,551, against $46,221 here.
• Erie, PA is 93 miles away, with a median of $37,030 and employment of 150. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,715, against $46,221 here.
• Ithaca, NY is 124 miles away, with a median of $53,760 and employment of 90. That median is 21.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,034, against $46,221 here.