The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers 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 | $65,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $144,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $98,930 | 1.86% | 19.92% |
| 2021 | $97,090 | 2.76% | - |
| 2020 | $94,410 | 14.56% | - |
| 2019 | $80,660 | 2.86% | - |
| 2018 | $78,350 | 2.67% | - |
| 2017 | $76,260 | -2.96% | - |
| 2016 | $78,520 | 1.53% | - |
| 2015 | $77,320 | -4.91% | - |
| 2014 | $81,120 | 1.27% | - |
| 2013 | $80,090 | 1.09% | - |
| 2012 | $79,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,930 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Utica-Rome and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.