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Electricians Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of electricians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electricians 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 Electricians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,570
25th Percentile Wage
$47,370
50th Percentile Wage
$67,320
75th Percentile Wage
$82,090
90th Percentile Wage
$102,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electricians 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 $102,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,570.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electricians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$67,320
8.02% 21.06%
2021
$61,920
-10.43% -
2020
$68,380
5.81% -
2019
$64,410
6.99% -
2018
$59,910
3.24% -
2017
$57,970
-8.57% -
2016
$62,940
-1.84% -
2015
$64,100
11.12% -
2014
$56,970
9.13% -
2013
$51,770
-2.65% -
2012
$53,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Electricians Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,320 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for electricians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of electricians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Glens Falls and 43.5 percent (43.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Glens Falls
$83,960
Binghamton
$77,640
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$77,050
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$73,360
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$67,320
Syracuse
$67,000
Rochester
$64,980
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$64,920
Ithaca
$64,320
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$61,770
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$61,430
Kingston
$60,750
Utica-Rome
$60,550
Nassau-Suffolk
$59,270
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,490
Elmira
$56,840
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$53,630
Watertown-Fort Drum
$49,850
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$44,460
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,040

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