The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social 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 | $35,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social 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 $74,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,160 | 0.08% | 7.73% |
| 2021 | $49,120 | -0.65% | - |
| 2020 | $49,440 | -2.08% | - |
| 2019 | $50,470 | -6.28% | - |
| 2018 | $53,640 | 2.11% | - |
| 2017 | $52,510 | 11.08% | - |
| 2016 | $46,690 | 9.75% | - |
| 2015 | $42,140 | 6.36% | - |
| 2014 | $39,460 | -10.52% | - |
| 2013 | $43,610 | -4.01% | - |
| 2012 | $45,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,160 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 12.0 percent (12.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester.