The annual salary statistics of postsecondary chemistry teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary chemistry teachers 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 | $47,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary chemistry teachers 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 $165,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary chemistry teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $100,160 | 3.30% | 29.59% |
| 2021 | $96,850 | 3.89% | - |
| 2020 | $93,080 | -0.50% | - |
| 2019 | $93,550 | 0.65% | - |
| 2018 | $92,940 | 8.55% | - |
| 2017 | $84,990 | -0.16% | - |
| 2016 | $85,130 | 2.06% | - |
| 2015 | $83,380 | -0.82% | - |
| 2014 | $84,060 | 5.12% | - |
| 2013 | $79,760 | 11.58% | - |
| 2012 | $70,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,160 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary chemistry teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary chemistry teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 42.6 percent (42.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.