Paycheck Atlas

Buffalo, NY vs Rochester, NY

Overall prices in Rochester, NY run 1% higher than in Buffalo, NY. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $101k in Rochester, NY for every $100k you earn in Buffalo, NY.

Salary in Buffalo, NYEquivalent in Rochester, NYTake-home in NYTake-home in NY
$50,000$50,621$3,280/mo$3,318/mo
$75,000$75,932$4,758/mo$4,808/mo
$100,000$101,243$6,098/mo$6,165/mo
$150,000$151,864$8,733/mo$8,829/mo
$1,057Median rent, Buffalo, NY
$1,143Median rent, Rochester, 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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