Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Buffalo, New York

The average Physics Teachers, Postsecondary in Buffalo, New York earns $109,720 a year.

$109,720 / year, mean
↓ 5.2% below national average 60th 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 physics teachers, postsecondary — 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 high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within New York

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.5%
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.

Los Angeles $181,010 San Francisco $164,980 San Diego $164,460 College Station $159,810 Riverside $156,870 Ann Arbor $140,250 Lexington $139,850 Sacramento $125,420 Albany $122,080 New York $116,860 Philadelphia $116,060 Austin $113,120 Portland $112,930 Santa Maria $112,870 Buffalo $109,720 Rochester $108,550 Seattle $106,340 Dallas $105,590 Syracuse $103,550 Miami $103,080 McAllen $101,720 Richmond $101,600 Houston $100,890 Detroit $100,060 San Antonio $99,210 South Bend $98,060 Chicago $96,480 Virginia Beach $94,560 Pittsburgh $94,180 Harrisonburg $93,880 El Paso $93,090 Grand Rapids $90,310 Indianapolis $88,930 Trenton $86,920 Orlando $74,200 Lubbock $67,120
CityMean salaryvs. Buffalo
Albany, New York$122,080+11.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$140,250+27.8%
Austin, Texas$113,120+3.1%
Chicago, Illinois$96,480-12.1%
College Station, Texas$159,810+45.7%
Dallas, Texas$105,590-3.8%
Detroit, Michigan$100,060-8.8%
El Paso, Texas$93,090-15.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$90,310-17.7%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$93,880-14.4%
Houston, Texas$100,890-8.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$88,930-18.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$139,850+27.5%
Los Angeles, California$181,010+65.0%
Lubbock, Texas$67,120-38.8%
McAllen, Texas$101,720-7.3%
Miami, Florida$103,080-6.1%
New York, New York$116,860+6.5%
Orlando, Florida$74,200-32.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$116,060+5.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$94,180-14.2%
Portland, Oregon$112,930+2.9%
Richmond, Virginia$101,600-7.4%
Riverside, California$156,870+43.0%
Rochester, New York$108,550-1.1%
Sacramento, California$125,420+14.3%
San Antonio, Texas$99,210-9.6%
San Diego, California$164,460+49.9%
San Francisco, California$164,980+50.4%
Santa Maria, California$112,870+2.9%
Seattle, Washington$106,340-3.1%
South Bend, Indiana$98,060-10.6%
Syracuse, New York$103,550-5.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$86,920-20.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$94,560-13.8%
Gross salary
109,720/yr
Estimated take-home
80,483/yr
Est. total withheld
26.6%

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 25-1054 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