The annual and hourly salary statistics of dental laboratory technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of dental laboratory technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental laboratory technicians 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 $57,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $36,120 | -10.74% | 6.37% |
| 2015 | $40,000 | -9.28% | - |
| 2014 | $43,710 | 4.35% | - |
| 2013 | $41,810 | 19.11% | - |
| 2012 | $33,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,120 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for dental laboratory technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of dental laboratory technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 33.8 percent (33.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 21.0 percent (21.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kingston | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Rochester | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Syracuse | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Glens Falls | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Utica-Rome |