Paycheck Atlas

Buffalo, NY vs Albany, NY

Overall prices in Albany, NY run 4% higher than in Buffalo, NY. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $104k in Albany, NY for every $100k you earn in Buffalo, NY.

Salary in Buffalo, NYEquivalent in Albany, NYTake-home in NYTake-home in NY
$50,000$51,942$3,280/mo$3,400/mo
$75,000$77,913$4,758/mo$4,914/mo
$100,000$103,883$6,098/mo$6,307/mo
$150,000$155,825$8,733/mo$9,035/mo
$1,057Median rent, Buffalo, NY
$1,280Median rent, Albany, NY

Equivalent salary scales by BEA Regional Price Parities (all items). Take-home columns apply each state's tax to the matching salary, so the equivalent salary is not the same as the same take-home.

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