The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists 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 | $36,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $111,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists 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 $161,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $125,770 | -1.34% | 8.32% |
| 2021 | $127,460 | -0.54% | - |
| 2020 | $128,150 | 2.43% | - |
| 2019 | $125,040 | 2.48% | - |
| 2018 | $121,940 | 0.52% | - |
| 2017 | $121,300 | 0.79% | - |
| 2016 | $120,340 | 0.12% | - |
| 2015 | $120,190 | 0.48% | - |
| 2014 | $119,610 | 2.57% | - |
| 2013 | $116,540 | 1.06% | - |
| 2012 | $115,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,770 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.