The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of power plant operators 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 | $49,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $108,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $79,280 | -19.82% | 12.55% |
| 2020 | $94,990 | -2.22% | - |
| 2019 | $97,100 | 10.71% | - |
| 2017 | $86,700 | 20.03% | - |
| 2016 | $69,330 | 7.99% | - |
| 2015 | $63,790 | 3.75% | - |
| 2014 | $61,400 | 2.67% | - |
| 2013 | $59,760 | -16.01% | - |
| 2012 | $69,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,280 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 53.3 percent (53.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.