The annual salary statistics of postsecondary communications teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary communications teachers 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 | $30,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary communications teachers 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 $106,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary communications teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,770 | 18.62% | 24.93% |
| 2021 | $64,100 | 9.24% | - |
| 2020 | $58,180 | 10.59% | - |
| 2019 | $52,020 | 1.85% | - |
| 2018 | $51,060 | 2.19% | - |
| 2017 | $49,940 | -3.24% | - |
| 2016 | $51,560 | 1.98% | - |
| 2015 | $50,540 | -7.32% | - |
| 2014 | $54,240 | -3.28% | - |
| 2013 | $56,020 | -5.55% | - |
| 2012 | $59,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,770 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary communications teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary communications teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.