SOC 25-1113 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $125,770. The 10th percentile is $56,880 and the 90th percentile is $205,240. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$125,770

10th percentile
$56,880
25th percentile
$79,680
Median
$125,770
75th percentile
$161,870
90th percentile
$205,240
Mean
$129,870

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $56,880 and the 90th percentile is $205,240. The difference is $148,360, which is 118.0% 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 $79,680 to the 75th at $161,870, covers $82,190.

The mean annual wage is $129,870, which sits above the median of $125,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 62.1% higher than the national median of $77,570 for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $131,224, which is 69.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27.4% higher than the New York median of $98,700.

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 $125,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary at $131,224 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 Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 1st 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).).

  • Erie, PA is 93 miles away, with a median of $75,920 and employment of 40. That median is 39.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,474, against $131,224 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 166 miles away, with a median of $60,900 and employment of 40. That median is 51.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,840, against $131,224 here.
  • Pittsburgh, PA is 186 miles away, with a median of $74,900 and employment of 160. That median is 40.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,116, against $131,224 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $125,770. The 10th percentile is $56,880 and the 90th percentile is $205,240.

How does that compare with the national median for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 62.1% higher than the national median of $77,570.

What is Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 95.844, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $125,770 is $131,224. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY compare with nearby metros for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary?

Erie, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 93 miles away, at $75,920. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.