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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Buffalo, NY

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns $43,130 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,854 a month.

10th percentile
$34,200
25th percentile
$37,490
Median percentile
$43,130
75th percentile
$46,860
90th percentile
$57,730

Based on 7,900 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

$34,247 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,130
Federal income tax−$2,996
Social Security + Medicare−$3,299
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,588
Monthly take-home$2,854
Every two weeks$1,317

Does it go far here?

$45,000Median pay in Buffalo, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.8 vs 100).
37%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

All laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in New York