Registered Nurses pay in Buffalo-Cheektowaga
$98,560avg. a year
$47.39 an hour · 13,830 employed
Registered Nurses in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area earn an average of $98,560 a year. That is $14,880 (13%) less than the New York average of $113,440. The U.S. average is $101,420.
$99,060Median pay
$47.39Average hourly
-13%vs. New York average
13,830Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for registered nurses in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1197,740 jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$119,600
$57.50 an hour
21,000 jobs
Kingston, NY
$104,300
$50.15 an hour
35,760 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$102,250
$49.16 an hour
4940 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$101,390
$48.75 an hour
52,570 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$99,450
$47.81 an hour
610,230 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$98,530
$47.37 an hour
7900 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$96,070
$46.19 an hour
81,030 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$95,810
$46.06 an hour
912,340 jobs
Rochester, NY
$92,250
$44.35 an hour
102,600 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$92,110
$44.28 an hour
118,180 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$89,850
$43.20 an hour
12730 jobs
Elmira, NY
$85,040
$40.88 an hour
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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
How Buffalo-Cheektowaga compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Buffalo-Cheektowaga
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $165,120 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $135,110 |
| Pharmacists | $136,570 |
| Physical Therapists | $92,460 |
| Dental Hygienists | $83,770 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $85,450 |
Questions and answers
How much do registered nurses make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga?
The average is $98,560 a year, and the median is $99,060. About 13,830 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $14,880 (13%) less than the New York average of $113,440.
Is this job common in Buffalo-Cheektowaga?
It makes up 25.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.19 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1141. Metro area: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 15380). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.