The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biological 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 | $32,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological 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 $65,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,520 | 25.94% | 38.37% |
| 2020 | $44,820 | 0.00% | - |
| 2019 | $44,820 | 7.12% | - |
| 2018 | $41,630 | 7.90% | - |
| 2017 | $38,340 | 2.71% | - |
| 2016 | $37,300 | 0.38% | - |
| 2015 | $37,160 | 21.37% | - |
| 2014 | $29,220 | -1.44% | - |
| 2013 | $29,640 | -25.84% | - |
| 2012 | $37,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,520 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 53.2 percent (53.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Binghamton.