The annual salary statistics of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers 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 | $29,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers 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 $50,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,500 | 3.52% | 35.25% |
| 2021 | $36,180 | 14.37% | - |
| 2020 | $30,980 | 2.81% | - |
| 2019 | $30,110 | 3.02% | - |
| 2018 | $29,200 | 3.94% | - |
| 2017 | $28,050 | 3.10% | - |
| 2016 | $27,180 | 8.02% | - |
| 2015 | $25,000 | -1.40% | - |
| 2014 | $25,350 | 4.81% | - |
| 2013 | $24,130 | -0.62% | - |
| 2012 | $24,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,500, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in state of New York, following the highest paying city Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $41,300). Compared with Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower.