The annual salary statistics of agricultural and food science technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of agricultural and food science technicians 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 | $22,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural and food science technicians 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 $50,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural and food science technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $34,930 | 28.40% | -6.99% |
| 2017 | $25,010 | 5.36% | - |
| 2016 | $23,670 | -63.24% | - |
| 2014 | $38,640 | 6.94% | - |
| 2013 | $35,960 | -3.92% | - |
| 2012 | $37,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,930, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the lowest paying city for agricultural and food science technicians in state of New York, following city of Ithaca (median annual salary of $51,480). Compared with the highest paying city Ithaca, the median annual salary of agricultural and food science technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 32.1 percent (32.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ithaca | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Rochester | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls |