The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical equipment preparers 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 | $34,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers 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 $53,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical equipment preparers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,830 | 6.93% | 18.10% |
| 2021 | $38,000 | -2.76% | - |
| 2020 | $39,050 | 2.18% | - |
| 2019 | $38,200 | 3.32% | - |
| 2018 | $36,930 | 2.49% | - |
| 2017 | $36,010 | 3.61% | - |
| 2016 | $34,710 | -0.32% | - |
| 2015 | $34,820 | 0.26% | - |
| 2014 | $34,730 | 2.45% | - |
| 2013 | $33,880 | 1.30% | - |
| 2012 | $33,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,830 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for medical equipment preparers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Glens Falls.