The annual salary statistics of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) 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 | $56,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) 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 $138,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,820 | 21.91% | 5.18% |
| 2021 | $64,670 | -11.33% | - |
| 2020 | $72,000 | -9.85% | - |
| 2019 | $79,090 | -6.92% | - |
| 2018 | $84,560 | -1.84% | - |
| 2017 | $86,120 | 11.02% | - |
| 2016 | $76,630 | 4.74% | - |
| 2015 | $73,000 | -1.27% | - |
| 2014 | $73,930 | 1.50% | - |
| 2013 | $72,820 | -7.84% | - |
| 2012 | $78,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,820, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the highest paying city for geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in state of New York, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary $80,720). In comparison, the median annual salary of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Syracuse | |
| Rochester | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area |