The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary education teachers 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 | $30,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education teachers 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 $132,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,820 | 2.86% | 15.25% |
| 2021 | $60,050 | 28.63% | - |
| 2020 | $42,860 | -24.17% | - |
| 2019 | $53,220 | 1.22% | - |
| 2018 | $52,570 | -8.33% | - |
| 2017 | $56,950 | 16.07% | - |
| 2016 | $47,800 | -9.31% | - |
| 2015 | $52,250 | 0.71% | - |
| 2014 | $51,880 | -3.89% | - |
| 2013 | $53,900 | 2.80% | - |
| 2012 | $52,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,820 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 37.5 percent (37.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 23.8 percent (23.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.