The annual salary statistics of orthotists and prosthetists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of orthotists and prosthetists 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 | $37,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $164,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for orthotists and prosthetists 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 $164,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of orthotists and prosthetists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $72,610 | 14.81% | 30.27% |
| 2021 | $61,860 | 23.04% | - |
| 2020 | $47,610 | 2.77% | - |
| 2019 | $46,290 | 13.74% | - |
| 2018 | $39,930 | -26.80% | - |
| 2016 | $50,630 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $50,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,610 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for orthotists and prosthetists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of orthotists and prosthetists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 24.4 percent (24.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Syracuse.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse |