The annual salary statistics of other drafters in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other drafters 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 | $37,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other drafters 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 $85,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,160 | -5.35% | 21.17% |
| 2021 | $60,220 | 0.58% | - |
| 2020 | $59,870 | -0.45% | - |
| 2019 | $60,140 | 2.81% | - |
| 2018 | $58,450 | 6.57% | - |
| 2017 | $54,610 | 17.49% | - |
| 2016 | $45,060 | 12.63% | - |
| 2015 | $39,370 | 4.93% | - |
| 2014 | $37,430 | -20.38% | - |
| 2012 | $45,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,160 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for other drafters in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of other drafters in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 15.2 percent (15.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Syracuse | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Rochester | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area |