The annual salary statistics of pharmacy aides in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy aides 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 | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy aides 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 $41,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,130 | 9.52% | 35.39% |
| 2021 | $29,070 | -0.28% | - |
| 2020 | $29,150 | -2.23% | - |
| 2019 | $29,800 | -2.48% | - |
| 2018 | $30,540 | 8.25% | - |
| 2017 | $28,020 | 8.49% | - |
| 2016 | $25,640 | 22.58% | - |
| 2015 | $19,850 | -9.42% | - |
| 2014 | $21,720 | 5.80% | - |
| 2013 | $20,460 | -1.47% | - |
| 2012 | $20,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,130 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy aides in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy aides in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Utica-Rome and 38.8 percent (38.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.