The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer programmers 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 | $45,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers 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 $124,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $74,350 | 2.54% | 12.54% |
| 2017 | $72,460 | 3.78% | - |
| 2016 | $69,720 | 1.35% | - |
| 2015 | $68,780 | 1.09% | - |
| 2014 | $68,030 | 2.01% | - |
| 2013 | $66,660 | 2.45% | - |
| 2012 | $65,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,350 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kingston.