The annual salary statistics of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 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 | $38,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 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 $131,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,010 | 17.11% | 8.67% |
| 2021 | $65,490 | -8.67% | - |
| 2019 | $71,170 | -8.82% | - |
| 2018 | $77,450 | 3.89% | - |
| 2017 | $74,440 | 3.06% | - |
| 2016 | $72,160 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $72,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,010, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $101,750). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy |