The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical 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 | $59,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical 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 $130,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,660 | 4.81% | 15.57% |
| 2021 | $79,640 | -0.29% | - |
| 2020 | $79,870 | -4.26% | - |
| 2019 | $83,270 | 1.06% | - |
| 2018 | $82,390 | 2.00% | - |
| 2017 | $80,740 | 6.43% | - |
| 2016 | $75,550 | 3.41% | - |
| 2015 | $72,970 | -0.19% | - |
| 2014 | $73,110 | 2.34% | - |
| 2013 | $71,400 | 1.08% | - |
| 2012 | $70,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,660 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 6.7 percent (6.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.