Amherst, NY Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$75,097

Total DOL Filings

345

Companies Hiring

167

Cost of Living Index

125.1

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Amherst, NY$75,097

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Amherst, NY is 23.3% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Amherst

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
Infosys Limited	38	$77,487	Staffing
Hexaware Technologies Inc.	28	$80,300	Staffing
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO	21	$58,950	Other
FRONTIER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION	18	$65,000	Other
DAEMEN COLLEGE	15	$54,532	Other
IVOCLAR VIVADENT INC.	9	$94,328	Other
EDINFOCOM CORP	8	$34,133	Other
GP Strategies Corporation	8	$74,000	Other
MBMS INCORPORATED	7	$56,701	Other
Keep Truckin, Inc.	7	$144,040	Other
A Caring Doctor (Minnesota), P.A.	6	$95,000	Other
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company	6	$102,253	Other
SitusAMC Holdings Corporation	6	$103,983	Other
SPARTA CONSULTING	5	$110,000	Other
M&T Bank	5	$116,771	Other
HANGER, INC	5	$81,699	Other
WNY Medical P.C.	5	$83,200	Other
FRONTIER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATIO	5	$54,000	Other
Manufacturers and Trade Trust Company	4	$90,000	Other
SLK America Inc	4	$75,296	Other
Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc.	4	$75,754	Other
University at Buffalo Neurosurgery, Inc.	4	$59,290	Other
IMMCO DIAGNOSTICS, INC.	3	$39,000	Other
Akvarr,Inc	3	$63,814	Other
Liaison International, LLC	3	$96,500	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Amherst

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Materials Scientists	$94,328	-24.8%	7
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$60,600	-23.5%	7
Mechanical Engineers	$60,200	-42.7%	11
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$45,101	-64.6%	5

BLS Wage Survey Data - New York

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for New York.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Physicians, All Other	$237,710	13,280
Psychiatrists	$228,580	3,850
Chief Executives	$219,320	7,830
Radiologists	$216,420	1,950
Anesthesiologists	$215,740	1,850
Physicians, Pathologists	$215,740	940
Financial Managers	$215,740	67,510
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$215,630	1,450
Neurologists	$214,820	1,130
Family Medicine Physicians	$214,790	3,190

Salary Trend in Amherst, NY

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Amherst, NY has a cost of living index of 125.1, which is 25.1% more expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $79,936 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Materials Scientists	$94,328	$75,402
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$60,600	$48,441
Mechanical Engineers	$60,200	$48,122
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$45,101	$36,052

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Popular Salary Pages in Amherst, NY

Mechanical Engineers Materials Scientists Orthotists and Prosthetists Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in Amherst, NY