The annual and hourly salary statistics of medical appliance technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of medical appliance technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical appliance technicians 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 $75,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical appliance technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $30,990 | -3.94% | -5.20% |
| 2016 | $32,210 | 14.75% | - |
| 2015 | $27,460 | 3.46% | - |
| 2014 | $26,510 | -13.92% | - |
| 2013 | $30,200 | -7.95% | - |
| 2012 | $32,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,990 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for medical appliance technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical appliance technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 45.0 percent (45.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 24.9 percent (24.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Syracuse | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Rochester | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area |