How much does a Programming Engineer make in Buffalo, NY?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Programming Engineer in Buffalo, NY is $136,145. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $125,036 to $148,699, with most professionals earning between $114,923 and $160,129.

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Programming Engineer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary $114,923 Buffalo,NY April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary $125,036 Buffalo,NY April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary $136,145 Buffalo,NY April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary $148,699 Buffalo,NY April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary $160,129 Buffalo,NY April 01, 2025
25% $125,036 10% $114,923 90% $160,129 75% $148,699 $136,145 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Programming Engineer ?

Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build, and test machines, systems, structures and materials to fulfill objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and cost. The word engineer (Latin ingeniator) is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to create, generate, contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness"). The foundational qualifications of an engineer typically include a four-year bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, or in some jurisdictions, a master's degree in...

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About Buffalo, New York    Buffalo is the second largest city in the U.S. state of New York and the largest city in Western New York. As of July 2016[update], the population was....More

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