Worksite city · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY wage area
H-1B salaries in Buffalo, NY
19% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 43% get a single lottery entry.
669certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$104,229median offer
19%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
208new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $49k to $294k
Lottery entries
208 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 141 | $124,800 |
| Data Scientists | 55 | $85,342 |
| Physicians, All Other | 53 | $280,419 |
| Industrial Engineers | 39 | $100,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 37 | $104,229 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 22 | $73,170 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 15 | $87,360 |
| Database Administrators | 14 | $118,620 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 14 | $114,207 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 12 | $109,100 |
| Electrical Engineers | 11 | $128,440 |
| Logisticians | 9 | $88,000 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 8 | $101,000 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $116,500 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 7 | $198,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. | 58 | $106,949 |
| M&T Bank | 51 | $124,800 |
| State University Of New York At Buffalo | 50 | $84,460 |
| SLK America Inc | 33 | $102,461 |
| Research Foundation for the State University of New York | 29 | $70,000 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 26 | $184,046 |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute | 25 | $285,000 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 21 | $84,968 |
| Catholic Health System, Inc. | 17 | $285,000 |
| Health Research Inc. - Roswell Park Division | 16 | $75,654 |
| HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc. | 15 | $151,168 |
| London Stock Exchange Group Holdings, Inc. | 11 | $94,691 |
| Apogee Medical Group, New York, PC | 10 | $321,300 |
| Independent Health Association, Inc. | 10 | $136,246 |
| Solstice Advanced Materials US, Inc. | 10 | $154,988 |
| Grandison Management, Inc. | 9 | $58,843 |
| WSP USA Inc. | 9 | $137,800 |
| Academic Medicine Services, Inc. | 8 | $235,000 |
| Kaleida Health | 7 | $86,341 |
| General Physician, P.C. | 5 | $270,000 |
| All other employers | 249 | – |