Actuaries Salary — Buffalo, New York

The average Actuaries in Buffalo, New York earns $116,540 a year.

$116,540 / year, mean
↓ 16.1% below national average 50th 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 noticeably below the national average for actuaries, worth factoring into any relocation math. 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)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.9%
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 $168,260 New York $166,660 San Jose $154,360 Miami $148,830 Philadelphia $146,680 Seattle $146,250 Richmond $144,150 Los Angeles $143,930 Rochester $139,280 Jacksonville $137,720 Portland $134,870 San Diego $133,770 Trenton $131,180 Dallas $130,630 Austin $130,510 Riverside $129,750 Baltimore $129,560 Chicago $129,500 Sacramento $128,530 Orlando $127,850 Tallahassee $123,610 Scranton $121,840 Pittsburgh $121,580 Tampa $121,460 San Antonio $120,950 Virginia Beach $118,550 Springfield $117,910 Fort Wayne $116,780 Buffalo $116,540 Syracuse $116,440 Harrisburg $115,500 Detroit $113,130 Grand Rapids $107,730 Indianapolis $106,560 Houston $101,410 Lansing $95,980
CityMean salaryvs. Buffalo
Austin, Texas$130,510+12.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$129,560+11.2%
Chicago, Illinois$129,500+11.1%
Dallas, Texas$130,630+12.1%
Detroit, Michigan$113,130-2.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$116,780+0.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$107,730-7.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$115,500-0.9%
Houston, Texas$101,410-13.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$106,560-8.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$137,720+18.2%
Lansing, Michigan$95,980-17.6%
Los Angeles, California$143,930+23.5%
Miami, Florida$148,830+27.7%
New York, New York$166,660+43.0%
Orlando, Florida$127,850+9.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$146,680+25.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$121,580+4.3%
Portland, Oregon$134,870+15.7%
Richmond, Virginia$144,150+23.7%
Riverside, California$129,750+11.3%
Rochester, New York$139,280+19.5%
Sacramento, California$128,530+10.3%
San Antonio, Texas$120,950+3.8%
San Diego, California$133,770+14.8%
San Francisco, California$168,260+44.4%
San Jose, California$154,360+32.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$121,840+4.5%
Seattle, Washington$146,250+25.5%
Springfield, Illinois$117,910+1.2%
Syracuse, New York$116,440-0.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$123,610+6.1%
Tampa, Florida$121,460+4.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$131,180+12.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$118,550+1.7%
Gross salary
116,540/yr
Estimated take-home
84,872/yr
Est. total withheld
27.2%

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 15-2011 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