Calibration Technologists and Technicians Salary — Buffalo, New York

The average Calibration Technologists and Technicians in Buffalo, New York earns $58,460 a year.

$58,460 / year, mean
↓ 20.7% below national average 20th percentile in New York

Buffalo pays below most of New York for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for calibration technologists and technicians, 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)
130
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 Jose $99,070 Seattle $98,160 San Francisco $96,630 Beaumont $95,490 Oxnard $88,260 San Diego $83,460 Richmond $83,270 Houston $80,100 Detroit $78,390 Dallas $76,750 Albany $76,560 Corpus Christi $76,280 New York $75,090 Los Angeles $74,970 Odessa $73,250 Baltimore $72,770 Sacramento $72,590 Virginia Beach $72,590 Portland $70,160 Kalamazoo $69,170 San Antonio $68,600 Miami $68,410 Riverside $68,080 Syracuse $67,100 Austin $67,090 Philadelphia $66,970 Grand Rapids $65,870 Tampa $65,820 Pittsburgh $64,830 Chicago $64,350 Rochester $62,860 Indianapolis $62,370 Jacksonville $62,080 El Paso $60,630 Orlando $59,320 Louisville $58,860 Buffalo $58,460 Fort Wayne $57,330 Midland $51,950
CityMean salaryvs. Buffalo
Albany, New York$76,560+31.0%
Austin, Texas$67,090+14.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$72,770+24.5%
Beaumont, Texas$95,490+63.3%
Chicago, Illinois$64,350+10.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$76,280+30.5%
Dallas, Texas$76,750+31.3%
Detroit, Michigan$78,390+34.1%
El Paso, Texas$60,630+3.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$57,330-1.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$65,870+12.7%
Houston, Texas$80,100+37.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$62,370+6.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$62,080+6.2%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$69,170+18.3%
Los Angeles, California$74,970+28.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$58,860+0.7%
Miami, Florida$68,410+17.0%
Midland, Texas$51,950-11.1%
New York, New York$75,090+28.4%
Odessa, Texas$73,250+25.3%
Orlando, Florida$59,320+1.5%
Oxnard, California$88,260+51.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$66,970+14.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$64,830+10.9%
Portland, Oregon$70,160+20.0%
Richmond, Virginia$83,270+42.4%
Riverside, California$68,080+16.5%
Rochester, New York$62,860+7.5%
Sacramento, California$72,590+24.2%
San Antonio, Texas$68,600+17.3%
San Diego, California$83,460+42.8%
San Francisco, California$96,630+65.3%
San Jose, California$99,070+69.5%
Seattle, Washington$98,160+67.9%
Syracuse, New York$67,100+14.8%
Tampa, Florida$65,820+12.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$72,590+24.2%
Gross salary
58,460/yr
Estimated take-home
46,542/yr
Est. total withheld
20.4%

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 17-3028 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