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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Buffalo, NY

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns $82,480 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,159 a month.

10th percentile
$52,370
25th percentile
$56,120
Median percentile
$82,480
75th percentile
$126,620
90th percentile
$167,390

Based on 450 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,906 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,480
Federal income tax−$9,316
Social Security + Medicare−$6,310
New York income tax (approx.)−$4,949
Monthly take-home$5,159
Every two weeks$2,381

Does it go far here?

$86,057Median pay in Buffalo, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.8 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Buffalo, NY

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,650
Financial Managers$164,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,120
Sales Managers$163,090
Human Resources Managers$150,180
Marketing Managers$144,390
Pharmacists$137,900
Managers, All Other$135,910

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