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Biological Technician Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Biological Technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Biological Technician Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

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.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$63,790
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$60,520
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$60,520
Syracuse
$48,540
Rochester
$45,670
Ithaca
$45,610
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$44,630
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$44,470
Nassau-Suffolk
$41,080
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$40,490
Utica-Rome
$40,260
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$39,390
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,640
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,370
Binghamton
$28,310

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.