The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of carpenters 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 | $37,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters 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 $90,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,020 | 1.27% | 23.83% |
| 2021 | $50,370 | 2.74% | - |
| 2020 | $48,990 | 8.43% | - |
| 2019 | $44,860 | 9.25% | - |
| 2018 | $40,710 | -2.43% | - |
| 2017 | $41,700 | 5.42% | - |
| 2016 | $39,440 | -4.21% | - |
| 2015 | $41,100 | 6.93% | - |
| 2014 | $38,250 | -4.03% | - |
| 2013 | $39,790 | 2.34% | - |
| 2012 | $38,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,020 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 21.1 percent (21.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.