High paying business and finance jobs in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY run 4.2% below the national average (2024), so a Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$103,650
Bachelor's degree
$60,300 – $374,020690
2Project Management Specialists$101,180
Bachelor's degree
$57,260 – $162,8203,050
3Credit Analysts$99,640
Bachelor's degree
$61,710 – $160,970460
4Financial Risk Specialists$96,980
Bachelor's degree
$62,830 – $154,470470
5Financial and Investment Analysts$96,490
Bachelor's degree
$62,910 – $166,7801,060
6Labor Relations Specialists$95,740
Bachelor's degree
$47,680 – $162,150500
7Insurance Underwriters$95,370
Bachelor's degree
$60,340 – $134,980200
8Management Analysts$84,710
Bachelor's degree
$58,720 – $141,4702,690
9Compliance Officers$82,450
Bachelor's degree
$48,290 – $120,4702,180
10Accountants and Auditors$82,120
Bachelor's degree
$56,550 – $135,3704,870
11Logisticians$79,060
Bachelor's degree
$59,030 – $117,190500
12Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,050 – $107,7902,040
13Financial Examiners$77,100
Bachelor's degree
$61,450 – $107,070640
14Loan Officers$76,170
Bachelor's degree
$45,540 – $173,730900
15Financial Specialists, All Other$76,170
Bachelor's degree
$47,620 – $132,760310
16Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,990
Bachelor's degree
$44,440 – $131,9902,520
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,520
Bachelor's degree
$49,140 – $114,4001,650
18Cost Estimators$75,300
Bachelor's degree
$48,570 – $122,910650
19Human Resources Specialists$74,510
Bachelor's degree
$48,920 – $120,4102,730
20Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$74,210
Bachelor's degree
$50,030 – $106,390480
21Fundraisers$73,480
Bachelor's degree
$45,540 – $112,300450
22Business Operations Specialists, All Other$71,970
Bachelor's degree
$41,740 – $120,4701,770
23Training and Development Specialists$65,000
Bachelor's degree
$36,160 – $106,7601,680
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,590
Bachelor's degree
$39,750 – $99,070420
25Tax Preparers$60,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $102,290320

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBuffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$103,650	$60,300 – $374,020	690
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$101,180	$57,260 – $162,820	3,050
3	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,640	$61,710 – $160,970	460
4	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,980	$62,830 – $154,470	470
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,490	$62,910 – $166,780	1,060
6	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,740	$47,680 – $162,150	500
7	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$95,370	$60,340 – $134,980	200
8	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,710	$58,720 – $141,470	2,690
9	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$82,450	$48,290 – $120,470	2,180
10	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$82,120	$56,550 – $135,370	4,870
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$79,060	$59,030 – $117,190	500
12	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,810	$57,050 – $107,790	2,040
13	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$77,100	$61,450 – $107,070	640
14	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$76,170	$45,540 – $173,730	900
15	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,170	$47,620 – $132,760	310
16	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,990	$44,440 – $131,990	2,520
17	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$75,520	$49,140 – $114,400	1,650
18	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$75,300	$48,570 – $122,910	650
19	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,510	$48,920 – $120,410	2,730
20	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,210	$50,030 – $106,390	480
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$73,480	$45,540 – $112,300	450
22	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$71,970	$41,740 – $120,470	1,770
23	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,000	$36,160 – $106,760	1,680
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$61,590	$39,750 – $99,070	420
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,040	$36,460 – $102,290	320

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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