The annual salary statistics of photographers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of photographers 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 | $29,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $76,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,590 | -18.22% | 47.99% |
| 2021 | $44,440 | 32.99% | - |
| 2020 | $29,780 | -5.94% | - |
| 2019 | $31,550 | 6.31% | - |
| 2018 | $29,560 | -18.71% | - |
| 2017 | $35,090 | -8.66% | - |
| 2016 | $38,130 | 19.09% | - |
| 2015 | $30,850 | 4.64% | - |
| 2014 | $29,420 | 33.24% | - |
| 2013 | $19,640 | 0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $19,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,590 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 37.3 percent (37.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 50.7 percent (50.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.