The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineering 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 | $33,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering 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 $81,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,850 | 0.84% | 27.07% |
| 2021 | $60,340 | 6.25% | - |
| 2020 | $56,570 | 11.97% | - |
| 2019 | $49,800 | -6.29% | - |
| 2018 | $52,930 | 4.52% | - |
| 2017 | $50,540 | -5.88% | - |
| 2016 | $53,510 | 8.13% | - |
| 2015 | $49,160 | 17.47% | - |
| 2014 | $40,570 | -2.02% | - |
| 2013 | $41,390 | -7.22% | - |
| 2012 | $44,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,850 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for civil engineering technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 40.7 percent (40.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.