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All Occupations Salary Information in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$76,720
75th Percentile Wage	$53,640
50th Percentile Wage	$34,130
25th Percentile Wage	$22,280
10th Percentile Wage	$17,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations 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 $76,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,750.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$36.88
75th Percentile Wage	$25.79
50th Percentile Wage	$16.41
25th Percentile Wage	$10.71
10th Percentile Wage	$8.52

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $36.88. The median hourly salary is $16.41. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.52.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,130 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 8.1 percent (8.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$44,230
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$42,660
Nassau-Suffolk	$39,210
Ithaca	$38,550
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$38,540
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	$36,990
Syracuse	$35,650
Rochester	$35,050
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$34,130
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area	$34,070
Elmira	$33,580
Kingston	$33,400
Utica-Rome	$32,810
Glens Falls	$32,420
Binghamton	$32,170
Central New York nonmetropolitan area	$32,140
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$31,750
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$31,360

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York, and the Nation

From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is lower than the salary statistics of both state of New York and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Buffalo-Niagara Falls ($34,130) is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in New York ($39,910) and 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
New York	$39,910
USA	$34,750
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$34,130