The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $28,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $39,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,940 | 3.84% | 36.11% |
| 2021 | $28,790 | 2.92% | - |
| 2020 | $27,950 | 7.48% | - |
| 2019 | $25,860 | 6.38% | - |
| 2018 | $24,210 | 4.50% | - |
| 2017 | $23,120 | 5.71% | - |
| 2016 | $21,800 | 3.12% | - |
| 2015 | $21,120 | 2.32% | - |
| 2014 | $20,630 | 4.36% | - |
| 2013 | $19,730 | 3.04% | - |
| 2012 | $19,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,940 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.