The annual salary statistics of compliance officers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of compliance officers 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 | $47,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compliance officers 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 $111,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compliance officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $85,240 | 3.38% | 18.21% |
| 2021 | $82,360 | 0.21% | - |
| 2020 | $82,190 | 6.48% | - |
| 2019 | $76,860 | -3.42% | - |
| 2018 | $79,490 | 5.57% | - |
| 2017 | $75,060 | 2.05% | - |
| 2016 | $73,520 | 2.16% | - |
| 2015 | $71,930 | -0.50% | - |
| 2014 | $72,290 | 2.05% | - |
| 2013 | $70,810 | 1.54% | - |
| 2012 | $69,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,240 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for compliance officers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of compliance officers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area and 34.7 percent (34.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.