The annual and hourly salary statistics of chemical equipment operators and tenders in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of chemical equipment operators and tenders in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical equipment operators and tenders 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 $74,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical equipment operators and tenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $51,900 | -0.31% | 14.20% |
| 2016 | $52,060 | -0.31% | - |
| 2015 | $52,220 | -0.27% | - |
| 2014 | $52,360 | 1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $51,440 | 13.43% | - |
| 2012 | $44,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,900, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for chemical equipment operators and tenders in state of New York, following the highest paying city Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary of $57,000). Compared with Albany-Schenectady-Troy, the median annual salary of chemical equipment operators and tenders in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Rochester | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Syracuse | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area |