The annual salary statistics of chemists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemists 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 | $30,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $132,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $72,480 | -9.00% | 10.64% |
| 2021 | $79,000 | 5.70% | - |
| 2020 | $74,500 | 6.78% | - |
| 2019 | $69,450 | -3.74% | - |
| 2018 | $72,050 | 5.14% | - |
| 2017 | $68,350 | 16.58% | - |
| 2016 | $57,020 | -2.47% | - |
| 2015 | $58,430 | -2.12% | - |
| 2014 | $59,670 | 2.51% | - |
| 2013 | $58,170 | -11.35% | - |
| 2012 | $64,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,480 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ithaca.