The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $48,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,120 | 0.12% | 19.76% |
| 2021 | $77,030 | 12.76% | - |
| 2020 | $67,200 | 0.18% | - |
| 2019 | $67,080 | 3.16% | - |
| 2018 | $64,960 | -0.06% | - |
| 2017 | $65,000 | 3.18% | - |
| 2016 | $62,930 | -1.18% | - |
| 2015 | $63,670 | 1.73% | - |
| 2014 | $62,570 | 0.97% | - |
| 2013 | $61,960 | 0.13% | - |
| 2012 | $61,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,120 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.