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Chief Executive Salary Information in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual and hourly salary statistics of chief executives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of chief executives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chief Executives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage
No Data
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
50th Percentile Wage
$157,460
25th Percentile Wage
$106,300
10th Percentile Wage
$83,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $157,460. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $106,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,580.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of Chief Executives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage
No Data
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
50th Percentile Wage
$75.70
25th Percentile Wage
$51.10
10th Percentile Wage
$40.18

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for chief executives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York. The median hourly salary is $75.70. The average hourly salary of the 25th percentile is $51.10. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $40.18.

Table 3. Compare Chief Executive Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $157,460 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown and 31.3 percent (31.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$180,520
Rochester
$159,580
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$157,460
Syracuse
$137,030
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$132,490
Glens Falls
$119,690
Kingston
$119,370
Binghamton
$118,170
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$113,560
Elmira
$113,350
Ithaca
$111,760
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$110,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$110,440
Utica-Rome
$108,190
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$108,130

Table 4. Comparison of Chief Executive Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York, and the Nation

From Table 4, take note that the median annual salary of chief executives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is higher than that of state of New York and lower than that of the United States. Specifically, the median salary of chief executives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls ($157,460) is 100.0 percent (100.0%) higher than that in New York ($0) and 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the United States ($168,140).

Region Median annual Salary
USA
$168,140
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$157,460
New York
$0