The annual salary statistics of chemical technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemical 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $39,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical 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 $81,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,270 | 11.81% | 17.03% |
| 2021 | $47,860 | -6.23% | - |
| 2020 | $50,840 | 14.48% | - |
| 2019 | $43,480 | -55.70% | - |
| 2018 | $67,700 | 36.72% | - |
| 2017 | $42,840 | 3.55% | - |
| 2016 | $41,320 | -4.57% | - |
| 2015 | $43,210 | -13.93% | - |
| 2014 | $49,230 | 5.18% | - |
| 2013 | $46,680 | 3.53% | - |
| 2012 | $45,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,270 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for chemical technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 39.3 percent (39.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.