The annual salary statistics of dietitians and nutritionists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dietitians and nutritionists 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 | $38,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dietitians and nutritionists 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 $90,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dietitians and nutritionists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,180 | 7.22% | 19.48% |
| 2021 | $62,330 | -2.31% | - |
| 2020 | $63,770 | 1.24% | - |
| 2019 | $62,980 | -0.49% | - |
| 2018 | $63,290 | 2.94% | - |
| 2017 | $61,430 | 0.86% | - |
| 2016 | $60,900 | 3.00% | - |
| 2015 | $59,070 | 1.81% | - |
| 2014 | $58,000 | 5.62% | - |
| 2013 | $54,740 | 1.19% | - |
| 2012 | $54,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,180 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for dietitians and nutritionists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of dietitians and nutritionists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 31.8 percent (31.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Watertown-Fort Drum.