The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers 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 | $28,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers 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 $40,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,730 | 4.37% | 31.72% |
| 2021 | $28,430 | 8.41% | - |
| 2020 | $26,040 | 4.07% | - |
| 2019 | $24,980 | 6.12% | - |
| 2018 | $23,450 | 5.76% | - |
| 2017 | $22,100 | 8.24% | - |
| 2016 | $20,280 | 4.09% | - |
| 2015 | $19,450 | 1.44% | - |
| 2014 | $19,170 | -1.83% | - |
| 2013 | $19,520 | -4.00% | - |
| 2012 | $20,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,730 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 24.8 percent (24.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.