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Buffalo, New York

City · New York, United States

Applications on record
13,224
FY2025
892
FY2026 to 30 June
637
Share of U.S. total
0.11%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$104,437
Median wage$104,437certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Buffalo, New York.

Applications by fiscal year — Buffalo, New York

456911FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
456911FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008497
FY2009492
FY2010750
FY2011664
FY2012619
FY2013633
FY2014740
FY2015821
FY2016911
FY2017684
FY2018866
FY2019786
FY2020686
FY2021610
FY2022624
FY2023610
FY2024702
FY2025892
FY2026*637
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*156373
FY2025479296
FY2024365445
FY2023055753
FY2022057846
FY2021156445
FY2020064145
FY2019074046
FY2018078185
FY2017062163
FY2016084863
FY2015077447
FY2014068852
FY2013060726
FY2012057247
FY2011061351
FY2010068367
FY2009047616
FY2008045443
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Buffalo, New York.

Applications by employer
  1. State University of New York at Buffalo2,228
  2. SLK America, Inc.824
  3. Research Foundation of SUNY at Buffalo615
  4. M&T Bank513
  5. Roswell Park Cancer Institute428
  6. Hsbc Bank USA, N.A.311
  7. Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd253
  8. Health Research, Inc.239
  9. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP233
  10. Academic Medicine Services, Inc.192
  11. Apogee Medical Group, New York, PC181
  12. Kaleida Health180
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers2,252
  2. Physicians, All Other1,685
  3. Computer Systems Analysts1,110
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other804
  5. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists523
  6. Computer Programmers447
  7. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary267
  8. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary247
  9. Management Analysts171
  10. Computer and Information Systems Managers166
Visa routes
  1. H-1B11,437
  2. PERM labour certification1,009
  3. E-3 (Australia)51
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)28
  5. H-2B non-agricultural workers9
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $104,437; middle half $81,307 to $144,507 · median prevailing wage $87,506 (marker) · 1,969 applications.

$60k$105k$150k$195k$240k
$60k$105k$150k$195k$240k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in New York

Buffalo, New York ranks #6 of 518 cities in New York by work visa applications on record, with 1.26% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in New York
6 of 518
Share of New York's city applications
1.26%
Share of U.S. total
0.11%
Cities in New York with the most applications
  1. New York City, NY722,520
  2. Brooklyn, NY41,741
  3. Albany, NY16,020
  4. The Bronx, NY15,494
  5. Long Island City, NY14,632
  6. Buffalo, NY13,224
  7. Rochester, NY12,722
  8. Flushing, NY9,647
  9. White Plains, NY7,311
  10. Melville, NY6,587
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Postdoctoral Associate
  • Research Scientist
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Engineer II
  • Software Engineer III
  • Staff Physician (medical Oncology)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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