Film and Video Editors Salary — Buffalo, New York

The average Film and Video Editors in Buffalo, New York earns $88,190 a year.

$88,190 / year, mean
↓ 1.8% below national average 67th percentile in New York

Buffalo sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within New York — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for film and video editors — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within New York

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
70
Estimate confidence
RSE 6.5%
Cost of living 96 #92 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2005 #101 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $288,316 #110 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $70,572 #104 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Buffalo ranks #92 for cost of living and #110 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $116,640 New York $110,330 San Diego $108,410 Los Angeles $98,130 Santa Maria $91,170 Buffalo $88,190 Seattle $86,580 Rochester $85,370 Baltimore $84,470 Oxnard $82,230 Sacramento $80,360 Virginia Beach $79,890 Detroit $78,050 Portland $77,820 Austin $77,240 Chicago $76,590 Riverside $76,340 Dallas $74,280 Fresno $70,000 Miami $66,770 Allentown $66,490 Louisville $66,230 Orlando $65,820 Grand Rapids $65,540 Sarasota $61,480 Pittsburgh $60,810 Harrisburg $59,870 San Antonio $59,480 Houston $58,900 Jacksonville $58,000 Scranton $55,990 Fort Myers $55,630 Tallahassee $52,010 Indianapolis $51,210 Spokane $47,310
CityMean salaryvs. Buffalo
Allentown, Pennsylvania$66,490-24.6%
Austin, Texas$77,240-12.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$84,470-4.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$55,630-36.9%
Chicago, Illinois$76,590-13.2%
Dallas, Texas$74,280-15.8%
Detroit, Michigan$78,050-11.5%
Fresno, California$70,000-20.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$65,540-25.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$59,870-32.1%
Houston, Texas$58,900-33.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$51,210-41.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$58,000-34.2%
Los Angeles, California$98,130+11.3%
Louisville, Kentucky$66,230-24.9%
Miami, Florida$66,770-24.3%
New York, New York$110,330+25.1%
Sarasota, Florida$61,480-30.3%
Orlando, Florida$65,820-25.4%
Oxnard, California$82,230-6.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$60,810-31.0%
Portland, Oregon$77,820-11.8%
Riverside, California$76,340-13.4%
Rochester, New York$85,370-3.2%
Sacramento, California$80,360-8.9%
San Antonio, Texas$59,480-32.6%
San Diego, California$108,410+22.9%
San Francisco, California$116,640+32.3%
Santa Maria, California$91,170+3.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$55,990-36.5%
Seattle, Washington$86,580-1.8%
Spokane, Washington$47,310-46.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$52,010-41.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$79,890-9.4%
Gross salary
88,190/yr
Estimated take-home
66,626/yr
Est. total withheld
24.5%

Single filer, federal + New York state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 27-4032 SOC code
Official area Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 15380 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ny_dtf_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Cheektowaga
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: New York

Population (metro area)
1,161,385