The annual salary statistics of operations research analysts in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of operations research analysts 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 | $52,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operations research analysts 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 $123,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of operations research analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $72,220 | -9.11% | 16.57% |
| 2021 | $78,800 | 0.16% | - |
| 2020 | $78,670 | 2.57% | - |
| 2019 | $76,650 | 4.08% | - |
| 2018 | $73,520 | 2.86% | - |
| 2017 | $71,420 | 3.28% | - |
| 2016 | $69,080 | 4.70% | - |
| 2015 | $65,830 | 6.97% | - |
| 2014 | $61,240 | 1.16% | - |
| 2013 | $60,530 | 0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $60,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,220 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for operations research analysts in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of operations research analysts in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 28.9 percent (28.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Syracuse and 14.3 percent (14.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Syracuse | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Rochester | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Utica-Rome |