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Human Resources Manager Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources managers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Human Resources Managers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$77,310
25th Percentile Wage
$102,460
50th Percentile Wage
$122,760
75th Percentile Wage
$154,010
90th Percentile Wage
$201,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers 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 $201,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,310.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$122,760
-0.55% 21.43%
2018
$123,430
0.36% -
2017
$122,980
11.34% -
2016
$109,040
10.63% -
2015
$97,450
4.98% -
2014
$92,600
-0.54% -
2013
$93,100
-3.60% -
2012
$96,450
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Manager Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,760 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for human resources managers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources managers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 17.5 percent (17.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$153,650
Nassau-Suffolk
$142,410
Glens Falls
$136,900
Ithaca
$132,590
Rochester
$132,150
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$130,010
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$127,580
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$126,520
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$122,760
Binghamton
$122,180
Syracuse
$118,340
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$118,210
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$104,990
Utica-Rome
$104,000
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$103,080
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$101,310

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