The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education administrators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $59,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $147,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $207,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $207,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $107,410 | 1.54% | 14.59% |
| 2018 | $105,760 | 8.74% | - |
| 2017 | $96,520 | 18.08% | - |
| 2016 | $79,070 | 3.11% | - |
| 2015 | $76,610 | 1.80% | - |
| 2014 | $75,230 | -22.90% | - |
| 2013 | $92,460 | 0.78% | - |
| 2012 | $91,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,410 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 36.5 percent (36.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.