The annual and hourly salary statistics of jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for jewelers and precious stone and metal 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 $104,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,620.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of jewelers and precious stone and metal workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $51,760 | 15.42% | -19.59% |
| 2016 | $43,780 | 8.36% | - |
| 2015 | $40,120 | 2.82% | - |
| 2014 | $38,990 | 15.72% | - |
| 2013 | $32,860 | -88.37% | - |
| 2012 | $61,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,760, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the highest paying city for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in state of New York, followed by Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary $47,450). In comparison, the median annual salary of jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in Albany-Schenectady-Troy.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Rochester | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Syracuse | |
| Kingston | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown |