The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 | $36,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 $76,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,240 | 5.41% | 25.20% |
| 2021 | $48,470 | 1.53% | - |
| 2020 | $47,730 | 10.56% | - |
| 2019 | $42,690 | 7.03% | - |
| 2018 | $39,690 | -4.51% | - |
| 2017 | $41,480 | -0.82% | - |
| 2016 | $41,820 | -2.44% | - |
| 2015 | $42,840 | 5.37% | - |
| 2014 | $40,540 | 1.26% | - |
| 2013 | $40,030 | 4.25% | - |
| 2012 | $38,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,240 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 22.0 percent (22.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.