Internal medicine physician salary in the Buffalo area
In the BLS May 2025 snapshot, internal medicine physicians in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY have a $186,600 median annual employee wage alongside a $220,800 mean. These are wage estimates, not a promised offer or total compensation.
Buffalo area wage snapshot
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Mean annual wage | $220,800 |
| Median annual wage | $186,600 |
| Employment estimate | 360 |
| Wage relative standard error | 11.9% |
Employee wages annualized at 2,080 hours. Not total compensation, guaranteed pay or a salary range. RSE measures estimate uncertainty, not your pay spread.
View official BLS wage data for this areaWhat the Buffalo area row can tell you
BLS covers Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY as one metropolitan area. The published mean is $220,800, which is above the median of $186,600; BLS does not say why. The employment estimate of 360 counts employee jobs, not open positions. The wage relative standard error is 11.9%, which describes how uncertain the estimate is. It is not a pay percentile.
The New York state mean for internal medicine physicians is $213,360, so this metro mean is 3.5% above the state figure. The metro is part of the state estimate, so the two overlap.
Metro figures cover wage and salary employees only. Locum, 1099 and per diem pay can look very different, and benefits, call pay and bonuses are not included. Compare a written offer on hours, scope and benefits instead of reading these two wages as a salary range.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. How Saile salary pages work.
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How Buffalo compares
Rank within this role group
Mean wage rank: 36 of 47; employment rank: 19 of 47. Rank = one plus metros with a larger estimate; ties share rank. This site’s group, not all US metros.
Versus highest-mean Knoxville ($366,110): $145,310 (39.7%) below; versus lowest-mean Las Vegas ($138,440): $82,360 (59.5%) above.
Dollar gap = metro mean minus comparator mean; percent = difference divided by comparator, times 100. Absolute gaps shown.
National comparison
National BLS mean absent from project data; physician national gaps unavailable. Compensation surveys are not wage substitutes.
Same-state context
Albany: $178,780; New York City: $194,860; Rochester: $164,480; Syracuse: $284,220
New York mean: $213,360; employment: 10,000. Metro share = 360 divided by 10,000, multiplied by 100 = 3.6%. Overlapping estimates; multi-state ratios are not resident shares.
Same metro, other roles
Family medicine physician mean in Buffalo: $261,410; Nurse practitioner mean in Buffalo: $135,110; Physician assistant mean in Buffalo: $127,510
What to check before using this number
A $34,200 mean–median gap ($220,800 minus $186,600) describes this row, not an individual wage band.
Compare the 11.9% wage RSE with the group's 7.5% midpoint: greater uncertainty on this relative measure, not offer variability.
Use 360 as an employment estimate only; the group median is 320, not a hiring-demand threshold.
Mean–median = mean minus median. Group median = middle sorted value (average of middle pair); unavailable RSE excluded.
Licensing in New York: physician state licensing guidance. Check the relevant board and facility for your role.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 metro/state rows; wages, not total compensation.
Internal medicine physician salary questions in the Buffalo area
What is the average internal medicine physician salary in the Buffalo area?
BLS May 2025 estimates a mean annual employee wage of $220,800 and a median of $186,600 for internal medicine physicians in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY. The mean is the average; the median is the midpoint. These are employee wages, not total compensation, a guaranteed offer or a salary range.
What is the hourly pay equivalent in the Buffalo area?
Dividing the annual wage estimates by 2,080 hours gives about $106.15 per hour for the mean and $89.71 for the median, rounded to cents. This is an arithmetic equivalent, not a quoted locums, per-diem or telemedicine rate.
How many internal medicine physicians work in the Buffalo area?
BLS estimates 360 internal medicine physicians employed as wage and salary employees in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY. This counts employee jobs, not open positions or current vacancies.
How does the Buffalo area pay compare with New York?
The New York state mean for internal medicine physicians is $213,360, so this metro mean is 3.5% above the state figure. The metro is part of the state estimate, so the two overlap.
How reliable is this metro estimate?
The wage relative standard error for this row is 11.9%. RSE describes how uncertain the estimate is. It is not a pay percentile or a negotiating band.
Where does Buffalo rank for internal medicine physician mean wages?
Buffalo ranks 36 of 47 by mean wage and 19 of 47 by employment in this site's role group. Rank = one plus metros with larger estimates; ties share rank. This is not every US metro.
Which other New York metros can I compare with Buffalo?
Albany: $178,780 mean wage; New York City: $194,860 mean wage; Rochester: $164,480 mean wage; Syracuse: $284,220 mean wage. Mapped to New York; metro/state estimates overlap.
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