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Other Motor Vehicle Operator Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of other motor vehicle operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other motor vehicle operators 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Other Motor Vehicle Operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,700
25th Percentile Wage
$36,050
50th Percentile Wage
$40,850
75th Percentile Wage
$50,420
90th Percentile Wage
$60,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other motor vehicle operators 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 $60,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,700.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other motor vehicle operators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$40,850
12.26% 24.16%
2021
$35,840
8.37% -
2020
$32,840
19.85% -
2019
$26,320
-22.07% -
2018
$32,130
-9.87% -
2017
$35,300
-27.71% -
2016
$45,080
55.43% -
2015
$20,090
-6.97% -
2014
$21,490
5.86% -
2013
$20,230
-53.14% -
2012
$30,980
- -

Table 2. Compare Other Motor Vehicle Operator Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,850 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for other motor vehicle operators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of other motor vehicle operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Syracuse and 52.2 percent (52.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Syracuse
$53,090
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$49,030
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$41,260
Watertown-Fort Drum
$40,960
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$40,850
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$40,640
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$39,350
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$37,430
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$37,100
Kingston
$33,580
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,600
Nassau-Suffolk
$28,500
Binghamton
$27,980
Rochester
$27,460
Utica-Rome
$27,170
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$19,510

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.