Bottom quarter
$110K
Hardware Engineering (Blend) Salary in Buffalo
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$130K
Top quarter
$150K
Top 10%
$168K
Adjusted for Buffalo at 0.99× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Hardware Engineering (Blend) in Buffalo pulls a median of $129,690 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $150,480 and the top 10% at $168,300. Buffalo's cost-of-living tilt is 0.99× — the band reflects that. $150,480 is what top-quartile Hardware Engineering (Blend) pay looks like in Buffalo. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$150,480 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$140,085 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$129,690 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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