The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental 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 | $59,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental 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 $127,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,450 | 4.91% | 3.87% |
| 2021 | $78,400 | -0.22% | - |
| 2020 | $78,570 | 4.35% | - |
| 2019 | $75,150 | -6.88% | - |
| 2018 | $80,320 | -2.35% | - |
| 2017 | $82,210 | -2.14% | - |
| 2016 | $83,970 | 2.63% | - |
| 2015 | $81,760 | 1.28% | - |
| 2014 | $80,710 | 3.16% | - |
| 2013 | $78,160 | -1.41% | - |
| 2012 | $79,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,450 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Watertown-Fort Drum.