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Gas Plant Operator Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of gas plant operators 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 Gas Plant Operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,930
25th Percentile Wage
$83,420
50th Percentile Wage
$91,560
75th Percentile Wage
$99,000
90th Percentile Wage
$103,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant operators 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 $103,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,930.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$91,560
3.16% 9.76%
2018
$88,670
2.39% -
2013
$86,550
4.54% -
2012
$82,620
- -

Table 2. Compare Gas Plant Operator Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,560 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for gas plant operators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of gas plant operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$99,650
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$98,180
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$91,560
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$75,360
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$73,700

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