The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers 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 | $59,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $164,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $227,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers 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 $227,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $107,600 | 5.05% | 27.36% |
| 2021 | $102,170 | 18.30% | - |
| 2020 | $83,470 | -6.11% | - |
| 2019 | $88,570 | -3.51% | - |
| 2018 | $91,680 | -5.36% | - |
| 2017 | $96,590 | 5.03% | - |
| 2016 | $91,730 | 7.95% | - |
| 2015 | $84,440 | -0.92% | - |
| 2014 | $85,220 | 4.01% | - |
| 2013 | $81,800 | 4.45% | - |
| 2012 | $78,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,600 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 38.9 percent (38.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.