The annual salary statistics of biochemists and biophysicists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of biochemists and biophysicists 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 | $52,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biochemists and biophysicists 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 $108,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biochemists and biophysicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,950 | -1.27% | 27.10% |
| 2021 | $64,760 | 18.45% | - |
| 2020 | $52,810 | 2.52% | - |
| 2019 | $51,480 | 6.16% | - |
| 2018 | $48,310 | 3.50% | - |
| 2016 | $46,620 | -26.90% | - |
| 2015 | $59,160 | 10.13% | - |
| 2014 | $53,170 | 0.87% | - |
| 2013 | $52,710 | 11.55% | - |
| 2012 | $46,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,950 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for biochemists and biophysicists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of biochemists and biophysicists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 57.5 percent (57.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Rochester and 22.8 percent (22.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nassau-Suffolk.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rochester | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Ithaca | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Nassau-Suffolk |