The annual salary statistics of legislators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $71,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $103,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $92,270 | -0.60% | 15.82% |
| 2018 | $92,820 | 1.72% | - |
| 2017 | $91,220 | 1.01% | - |
| 2016 | $90,300 | 4.40% | - |
| 2015 | $86,330 | 2.46% | - |
| 2014 | $84,210 | 4.75% | - |
| 2013 | $80,210 | 3.17% | - |
| 2012 | $77,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,270 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 45.0 percent (45.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.