Bottom quarter
$163K
Ship Engineer (Chief / Assistant Licensed) Salary in Buffalo
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$198K
Top quarter
$240K
Top 10%
$279K
Adjusted for Buffalo at 0.99× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Ship Engineer (Chief / Assistant Licensed) in Buffalo pulls a median of $198,000 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $239,580 and the top 10% at $279,180. Buffalo sits at 0.99× the national average for pay. If you're up for review, the right ask sits at the top quarter of the band: $239,580.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$239,580 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$218,790 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$198,000 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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