The annual salary statistics of painters, transportation equipment in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of painters, transportation equipment in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painters, transportation equipment 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 $75,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of painters, transportation equipment from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $42,740 | -17.88% | 2.97% |
| 2017 | $50,380 | -8.61% | - |
| 2016 | $54,720 | 11.93% | - |
| 2015 | $48,190 | 10.46% | - |
| 2014 | $43,150 | 3.57% | - |
| 2013 | $41,610 | 0.34% | - |
| 2012 | $41,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,740 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for painters, transportation equipment in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of painters, transportation equipment in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 35.7 percent (35.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.