The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 | $76,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 $105,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,520 | 0.06% | 16.39% |
| 2021 | $83,470 | 1.25% | - |
| 2020 | $82,430 | 0.23% | - |
| 2019 | $82,240 | 3.43% | - |
| 2018 | $79,420 | 0.68% | - |
| 2017 | $78,880 | 3.46% | - |
| 2016 | $76,150 | 2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $73,990 | 4.51% | - |
| 2014 | $70,650 | 1.91% | - |
| 2013 | $69,300 | -0.76% | - |
| 2012 | $69,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,520 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 36.0 percent (36.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Watertown-Fort Drum.