The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nurse practitioners 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 | $85,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners 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 $156,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $85,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $122,810 | 17.05% | 30.60% |
| 2021 | $101,870 | -3.55% | - |
| 2020 | $105,490 | 2.31% | - |
| 2019 | $103,050 | -0.26% | - |
| 2018 | $103,320 | 2.96% | - |
| 2017 | $100,260 | 4.61% | - |
| 2016 | $95,640 | -1.33% | - |
| 2015 | $96,910 | 3.98% | - |
| 2014 | $93,050 | 5.66% | - |
| 2013 | $87,780 | 2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $85,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,810 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.