High paying management jobs in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$239,990
Bachelor's degree
$139,980 – $621,830420
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,650
Bachelor's degree
$110,500 – $260,7801,590
3Financial Managers$164,230
Bachelor's degree
$98,440 – $296,1802,680
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,120
Bachelor's degree
$113,730 – $222,350630
5Sales Managers$163,090
Bachelor's degree
$86,310 – $291,2201,200
6Human Resources Managers$150,180
Bachelor's degree
$85,030 – $235,770590
7Marketing Managers$144,390
Bachelor's degree
$79,060 – $256,3601,280
8Natural Sciences Managers$139,570
Bachelor's degree
$88,180 – $278,230210
9Purchasing Managers$138,280
Bachelor's degree
$93,610 – $219,490260
10Managers, All Other$135,910
Bachelor's degree
$79,620 – $202,260900
11Medical and Health Services Managers$132,720
Bachelor's degree
$82,010 – $287,3501,380
12Education Administrators, Postsecondary$129,320
Master's degree
$66,280 – $216,720370
13Construction Managers$127,550
Bachelor's degree
$78,000 – $190,470390
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$124,990
Master's degree
$80,440 – $160,410970
15Administrative Services Managers$122,860
Bachelor's degree
$70,570 – $220,900610
16Industrial Production Managers$122,680
Bachelor's degree
$81,900 – $175,550850
17Facilities Managers$105,360
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $179,510530
18General and Operations Managers$103,280
Bachelor's degree
$54,140 – $236,48011,100
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$102,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,670 – $168,080370
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$80,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,580 – $150,410470
21Food Service Managers$75,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,390 – $111,780410
22Social and Community Service Managers$75,430
Bachelor's degree
$60,420 – $124,5201,130
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$63,200
Bachelor's degree
$50,330 – $102,850170

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$239,990	$139,980 – $621,830	420
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,650	$110,500 – $260,780	1,590
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,230	$98,440 – $296,180	2,680
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,120	$113,730 – $222,350	630
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,090	$86,310 – $291,220	1,200
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,180	$85,030 – $235,770	590
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,390	$79,060 – $256,360	1,280
8	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,570	$88,180 – $278,230	210
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,280	$93,610 – $219,490	260
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$135,910	$79,620 – $202,260	900
11	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,720	$82,010 – $287,350	1,380
12	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$129,320	$66,280 – $216,720	370
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,550	$78,000 – $190,470	390
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$124,990	$80,440 – $160,410	970
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,860	$70,570 – $220,900	610
16	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,680	$81,900 – $175,550	850
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,360	$72,800 – $179,510	530
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,280	$54,140 – $236,480	11,100
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,330	$75,670 – $168,080	370
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,780	$49,580 – $150,410	470
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,440	$60,390 – $111,780	410
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$75,430	$60,420 – $124,520	1,130
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$63,200	$50,330 – $102,850	170

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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