The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists 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 | $48,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $123,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of microbiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,470 | 9.52% | 0.96% |
| 2021 | $59,240 | -19.18% | - |
| 2020 | $70,600 | 2.85% | - |
| 2019 | $68,590 | -3.94% | - |
| 2018 | $71,290 | 6.93% | - |
| 2017 | $66,350 | 4.94% | - |
| 2016 | $63,070 | 0.14% | - |
| 2015 | $62,980 | -8.48% | - |
| 2013 | $68,320 | 5.09% | - |
| 2012 | $64,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,470 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 13.6 percent (13.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Syracuse.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Rochester | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ithaca | |
| Syracuse |