The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers 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 | $63,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers 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 $147,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $100,210 | 3.11% | 22.32% |
| 2021 | $97,090 | 16.45% | - |
| 2020 | $81,120 | 7.31% | - |
| 2019 | $75,190 | 14.35% | - |
| 2017 | $64,400 | -1.52% | - |
| 2016 | $65,380 | -27.10% | - |
| 2015 | $83,100 | 0.60% | - |
| 2014 | $82,600 | 1.71% | - |
| 2013 | $81,190 | 4.13% | - |
| 2012 | $77,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,210 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 40.2 percent (40.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central East New York nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Rochester | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Binghamton | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ithaca | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area |