The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers 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 | $68,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $131,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $100,210 | 1.17% | 13.64% |
| 2021 | $99,040 | 0.53% | - |
| 2020 | $98,520 | 1.41% | - |
| 2019 | $97,130 | 2.37% | - |
| 2018 | $94,830 | 13.70% | - |
| 2017 | $81,840 | 0.77% | - |
| 2016 | $81,210 | -0.87% | - |
| 2015 | $81,920 | -5.81% | - |
| 2014 | $86,680 | 0.48% | - |
| 2013 | $86,260 | -0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $86,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,210 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 38.3 percent (38.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester |