Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical power-line installers and repairers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,740
25th Percentile Wage
$96,190
50th Percentile Wage
$102,870
75th Percentile Wage
$107,420
90th Percentile Wage
$107,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical power-line installers and repairers 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 $107,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,740.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$102,870
4.92% 19.56%
2021
$97,810
38.63% -
2020
$60,030
-17.32% -
2019
$70,430
-10.63% -
2018
$77,920
-11.28% -
2017
$86,710
2.63% -
2016
$84,430
-1.28% -
2015
$85,510
-0.98% -
2014
$86,350
1.74% -
2013
$84,850
2.47% -
2012
$82,750
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,870 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for electrical power-line installers and repairers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$112,740
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$107,050
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$106,830
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$105,070
Glens Falls
$103,150
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$102,870
Syracuse
$102,800
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$102,280
Rochester
$101,100
Utica-Rome
$99,300
Binghamton
$97,780
Watertown-Fort Drum
$96,480
Nassau-Suffolk
$92,820
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$89,640
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$86,310
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$77,910

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.