The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of aerospace engineers 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 | $62,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers 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 $139,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $85,050 | 5.86% | 0.94% |
| 2021 | $80,070 | -4.21% | - |
| 2020 | $83,440 | -37.25% | - |
| 2017 | $114,520 | 26.43% | - |
| 2013 | $84,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,050, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the lowest paying city for aerospace engineers in state of New York, following city of Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary of $128,850). Compared with the highest paying city Nassau-Suffolk, the median annual salary of aerospace engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 34.0 percent (34.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Rochester | |
| Syracuse | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls |