Counter Attendant, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,650
25th Percentile Wage
$22,510
50th Percentile Wage
$24,170
75th Percentile Wage
$26,660
90th Percentile Wage
$30,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 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 $30,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,650.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$24,170
10.51% 26.64%
2017
$21,630
9.66% -
2016
$19,540
2.56% -
2015
$19,040
3.10% -
2014
$18,450
2.98% -
2013
$17,900
0.95% -
2012
$17,730
- -

Table 2. Compare Counter Attendant, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $24,170, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in state of New York, following the highest paying city Ithaca (median annual salary of $26,790). Compared with Ithaca, the median annual salary of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$26,790
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$24,170
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$24,160
Rochester
$23,860
Kingston
$23,780
Syracuse
$23,760
Watertown-Fort Drum
$23,680
Utica-Rome
$23,530
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$23,370
Glens Falls
$23,220
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$23,180
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$22,710
Elmira
$22,220
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$22,140
Nassau-Suffolk
$22,050
Binghamton
$21,870
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$21,470
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$20,500
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$20,190
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$19,150

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.