The annual salary statistics of medical scientists, except epidemiologists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical scientists, except epidemiologists 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 | $61,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical scientists, except epidemiologists 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 $154,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical scientists, except epidemiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,920 | 1.48% | 20.10% |
| 2021 | $82,680 | 4.73% | - |
| 2020 | $78,770 | 6.21% | - |
| 2019 | $73,880 | -1.43% | - |
| 2018 | $74,940 | 5.08% | - |
| 2017 | $71,130 | -0.27% | - |
| 2016 | $71,320 | -3.73% | - |
| 2015 | $73,980 | 1.55% | - |
| 2014 | $72,830 | 0.41% | - |
| 2013 | $72,530 | 7.56% | - |
| 2012 | $67,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,920 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for medical scientists, except epidemiologists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical scientists, except epidemiologists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Syracuse.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ithaca | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Syracuse |