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Physicist Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of physicists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physicists 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Physicists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$85,910
25th Percentile Wage
$108,710
50th Percentile Wage
$181,670
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $181,670. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $108,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $85,910.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$181,670
1.52% 38.25%
2018
$178,900
37.29% -
2015
$112,190
-2.27% -
2014
$114,740
-3.83% -
2013
$119,140
5.83% -
2012
$112,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Physicist Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $181,670, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the highest paying city for physicists in state of New York, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary $175,360). In comparison, the median annual salary of physicists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 3.5 percent (3.5%) higher than that in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$181,670
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$175,360
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$154,020
Nassau-Suffolk
$134,260
Rochester
$132,540
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$88,880
Syracuse
$57,970

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.