High paying medical jobs in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Emergency Medicine Physicians$303,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$177,020 – $303,190210
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$186,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,460 – $375,330360
3Dentists, General$178,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,410 – $386,180270
4Pharmacists$137,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,200 – $176,5601,400
5Nurse Practitioners$132,220
Master's degree
$104,470 – $166,3001,190
6Veterinarians$127,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$92,700 – $203,870230
7Physician Assistants$126,360
Master's degree
$98,820 – $160,8801,040
8Physicians, All Other$108,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,740 – $341,7101,850
9Registered Nurses$99,060
Bachelor's degree
$78,490 – $117,98013,830
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$97,310
Associate's degree
$76,280 – $103,700360
11Physical Therapists$95,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,210 – $116,4201,410
12Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$90,140
Associate's degree
$65,740 – $106,540200
13Respiratory Therapists$86,720
Associate's degree
$73,040 – $102,020510
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$83,090
Associate's degree
$62,800 – $101,8901,040
15Speech-Language Pathologists$82,890
Master's degree
$51,280 – $116,390850
16Dental Hygienists$82,470
Associate's degree
$62,720 – $98,540760
17Occupational Therapists$81,560
Master's degree
$60,560 – $106,620970
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$78,050
Bachelor's degree
$48,370 – $104,110710
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,990
Bachelor's degree
$51,890 – $96,240360
20Surgical Technologists$77,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,030 – $134,890560
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,830 – $76,4503,220
22Paramedics$60,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,480 – $81,960260
23Opticians, Dispensing$60,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990 – $77,380280
24Medical Records Specialists$60,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,680 – $83,650830
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$50,100
Associate's degree
$46,880 – $60,870400
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,800 – $78,320730
27Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$43,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,550 – $50,530480
28Emergency Medical Technicians$41,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,070 – $51,320520
29Pharmacy Technicians$40,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,090 – $51,7701,740

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	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$303,190	$177,020 – $303,190	210
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$186,600	$77,460 – $375,330	360
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$178,260	$62,410 – $386,180	270
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$137,900	$71,200 – $176,560	1,400
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$132,220	$104,470 – $166,300	1,190
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$127,500	$92,700 – $203,870	230
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$126,360	$98,820 – $160,880	1,040
8	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$108,510	$66,740 – $341,710	1,850
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$99,060	$78,490 – $117,980	13,830
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$97,310	$76,280 – $103,700	360
11	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$95,800	$66,210 – $116,420	1,410
12	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$90,140	$65,740 – $106,540	200
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$86,720	$73,040 – $102,020	510
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$83,090	$62,800 – $101,890	1,040
15	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,890	$51,280 – $116,390	850
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,470	$62,720 – $98,540	760
17	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$81,560	$60,560 – $106,620	970
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$78,050	$48,370 – $104,110	710
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,990	$51,890 – $96,240	360
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,440	$61,030 – $134,890	560
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,370	$51,830 – $76,450	3,220
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,820	$52,480 – $81,960	260
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,620	$44,990 – $77,380	280
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,230	$39,680 – $83,650	830
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,100	$46,880 – $60,870	400
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,870	$38,800 – $78,320	730
27	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,580	$37,550 – $50,530	480
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,580	$39,070 – $51,320	520
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,130	$35,090 – $51,770	1,740

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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