The annual salary statistics of postsecondary law teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary law teachers 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 | $31,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary law teachers 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 $169,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary law teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,760 | -17.06% | -6.37% |
| 2021 | $96,880 | 9.48% | - |
| 2020 | $87,700 | 0.97% | - |
| 2019 | $86,850 | -2.66% | - |
| 2018 | $89,160 | -0.38% | - |
| 2017 | $89,500 | 1.64% | - |
| 2016 | $88,030 | 1.87% | - |
| 2015 | $86,380 | -10.41% | - |
| 2014 | $95,370 | -5.04% | - |
| 2013 | $100,180 | 12.13% | - |
| 2012 | $88,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,760, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the lowest paying city for postsecondary law teachers in state of New York, following city of Ithaca (median annual salary of $167,560). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary law teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is about 50.6 percent (50.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city Ithaca.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ithaca | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls |