The annual salary statistics of athletes and sports competitors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of athletes and sports competitors 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 | $37,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletes and sports competitors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $77,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,240.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,740, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for athletes and sports competitors in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $199,990). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of athletes and sports competitors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 61.6 percent (61.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Rochester |