The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physical therapists 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 | $63,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists 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 $105,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,090 | 3.42% | 18.34% |
| 2021 | $78,320 | 0.66% | - |
| 2020 | $77,800 | 2.63% | - |
| 2019 | $75,750 | 3.12% | - |
| 2018 | $73,390 | 0.84% | - |
| 2017 | $72,770 | 0.19% | - |
| 2016 | $72,630 | 0.43% | - |
| 2015 | $72,320 | 0.43% | - |
| 2014 | $72,010 | 3.03% | - |
| 2013 | $69,830 | 5.17% | - |
| 2012 | $66,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,090 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 6.0 percent (6.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.