The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nursing assistants 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 | $24,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $39,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $30,400 | 4.41% | 10.72% |
| 2017 | $29,060 | 0.21% | - |
| 2016 | $29,000 | -0.55% | - |
| 2015 | $29,160 | 1.71% | - |
| 2014 | $28,660 | 0.00% | - |
| 2013 | $28,660 | 5.30% | - |
| 2012 | $27,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,400 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 11.7 percent (11.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Binghamton.