365 Data Centers Buffalo

Operating
365 Data CentersBuffalo, New YorkTier 3

About This Facility

Buffalo downtown carrier-neutral data center.

Facility

Power Capacity
2 MW
Square Footage
25K sq ft
Est. Employees
739
Tier
Tier 3
Status
Operating

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Market Overview

Buffalo's economy combines healthcare (Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus), advanced manufacturing (Tesla's Gigafactory 2 for solar, Moog Inc.), insurance and banking back offices, and cross-border trade with Canada. Data centers serve those enterprise tenants — one tracked facility and 739 NAICS 518 jobs (reported, not estimated). The metro has more data center industry employment than its facility count suggests.

The electrician wage at $77,930 across 2,340 workers is well above national, anchored by IBEW Local 41 and Western New York's strong union tradition. HVAC technicians earn $62,180, a notable gap from electricians but the metro's cold-climate heating load and growing solar panel production drive steady demand. The 5,980 maintenance and repair workforce earns $50,620.

For a trades worker, Buffalo offers strong union electrician wages at a very low cost of living. Best fit for IBEW electricians and for HVAC technicians serving the medical and manufacturing tenant base. The data center component is small but the broader industrial and healthcare facility work is steady.

AI-generated summary

Local Labor Market

Median wage and metro-area employment for each role across Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, from BLS OES 2026. The industry-jobs figure is BLS QCEW NAICS 518 (Data Processing & Hosting).

Electrician

$77,930

avg / year · 2,340 in metro

$

HVAC Technician

$62,180

avg / year · 1,370 in metro

$

Maintenance Worker

$50,620

avg / year · 5,980 in metro

$

Security Officer

$38,420

avg / year · 3,860 in metro

$

Network/Systems Admin

$93,830

avg / year · 970 in metro

$

IT Support Specialist

$60,660

avg / year · 2,430 in metro

$

IT Manager

$172,650

avg / year · 1,590 in metro

$

Data Center Industry Jobs

739

NAICS 518 in metro · $98,333 avg / year

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