The annual salary statistics of machinists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of machinists 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 | $36,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $71,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,750 | 5.40% | 22.74% |
| 2021 | $48,010 | -0.40% | - |
| 2020 | $48,200 | 1.78% | - |
| 2019 | $47,340 | 1.65% | - |
| 2018 | $46,560 | 3.91% | - |
| 2017 | $44,740 | 2.91% | - |
| 2016 | $43,440 | -0.67% | - |
| 2015 | $43,730 | 1.58% | - |
| 2014 | $43,040 | 2.28% | - |
| 2013 | $42,060 | 6.78% | - |
| 2012 | $39,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,750 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.