County Engineer Salary in Buffalo, New York

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

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a County Engineer in Buffalo, NY is $80,523. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $64,599 to a high of $98,019, with most professionals earning between $72,188 and $89,681.

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What does a County Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a County Engineer

Performs difficult design work, inspection work, and special studies.

January 11, 2023

Assist in inspections to assure compliance with contract plans, specifications, and special provisions on all phases of structural construction such as bridges, foundations, walls, falsework, shoring, and drainage structures.

January 22, 2023

Monitors and inspects work sites for conformance to instructions, procedures, and contracts.

January 26, 2023

Prepares and presents special reports and conducts special studies and surveys on matters relating to storm water runoff.

February 28, 2023

Reviews standards, specifications, ordinance requirements and regulations applied by the City or County and researches latest developments to determine changes to be made and probable impact.

March 20, 2023

Provides input into preparation of annual budgets forLocal Road and Street, Motor Vehicle Highway, Cumulative Bridge, Major Bridge,Inspection, and Highway LIT funds, includinganalyzing and projecting costs, and discussing with County Council asrequested.

March 20, 2023

Participate in the consultation to prospective users and/or product capability assessment and validation as it applies to the technical sales process.

April 05, 2023

Attends and participates in Board of CountyCommissioners meetings, preparing/making recommendations on a variety ofissues, such as new road standards and specifications, new ordinances involvingCounty highway system, legal agreements and contract awards, litigationsettlements, and new traffic controls.

April 25, 2023

Supervises and directs Highway Department engineeringpersonnel, if applicable, including interviewing applicants, hiring, planning/delegating work assignments, providing training and corrective instruction,evaluating performance, maintaining discipline, and administering personnelpolicies.

May 13, 2023

Management experience, preferably a minimum of two (2) to three (3) years in a responsible position is preferred.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for County Engineer in Buffalo, NY

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

72188

89681

80523

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

73813

94445

83046

What is the average salary for County Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of County Engineer in Buffalo, NY. The base salary for County Engineer ranges from $72,188 to $89,681 with the average base salary of $80,523. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $73,813 to $94,445 with the average total cash compensation of $83,046.

View Average Salary for County Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$80,523	$72,188 - $89,681
Bonus	$2,523	$1,626 - $4,764
Total Pay	$83,046	$73,813 - $94,445

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

County Engineer Salary Near Buffalo, NY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Niagara Falls, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,038 - $89,496	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Jamestown, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,844 - $88,012	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Henrietta, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,218 - $90,961	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Rochester, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,218 - $90,961	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Erie, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,978 - $84,451	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY
CITY, STATE Syracuse, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,464 - $92,509	COMPARE TO Buffalo, NY

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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 256,902. The city is the county seat of Erie County and a major gateway for commerce and travel across the Canada–United States border, forming part of the bi-national Buffalo Niagara Region. The Buffalo area was inhabited before the 17th century by the Native American Iroquois tribe and later by French settlers. The city grew significantly in the 19th and 20th centuries as a result of immigration, the construction of the Erie Canal and rail tra...

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