The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of packers and packagers 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 | $27,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $40,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,350 | 11.21% | 37.36% |
| 2021 | $29,610 | 6.42% | - |
| 2020 | $27,710 | 4.73% | - |
| 2019 | $26,400 | 7.92% | - |
| 2018 | $24,310 | 4.44% | - |
| 2017 | $23,230 | 7.15% | - |
| 2016 | $21,570 | 3.25% | - |
| 2015 | $20,870 | 5.61% | - |
| 2014 | $19,700 | -2.39% | - |
| 2013 | $20,170 | -3.57% | - |
| 2012 | $20,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,350 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for packers and packagers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of packers and packagers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Syracuse and 41.3 percent (41.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.