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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-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 | - | - |
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 | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Rochester | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Syracuse |