The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial and industrial designers 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 | $46,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers 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 $139,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,750 | 3.75% | 35.54% |
| 2021 | $81,570 | 16.48% | - |
| 2017 | $68,130 | 25.41% | - |
| 2016 | $50,820 | 12.48% | - |
| 2015 | $44,480 | -1.17% | - |
| 2014 | $45,000 | -48.89% | - |
| 2013 | $67,000 | 18.46% | - |
| 2012 | $54,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,750, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the highest paying city for commercial and industrial designers in state of New York, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary $81,990). In comparison, the median annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 3.3 percent (3.3%) higher than that in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.