The annual salary statistics of producers and directors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of producers and directors 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 | $40,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for producers and directors 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 $130,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of producers and directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66,750 | 6.82% | 7.06% |
| 2021 | $62,200 | 9.45% | - |
| 2020 | $56,320 | 0.34% | - |
| 2019 | $56,130 | -0.48% | - |
| 2018 | $56,400 | 2.27% | - |
| 2017 | $55,120 | 1.16% | - |
| 2016 | $54,480 | 3.84% | - |
| 2015 | $52,390 | -4.56% | - |
| 2014 | $54,780 | -13.05% | - |
| 2013 | $61,930 | -0.18% | - |
| 2012 | $62,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,750 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for producers and directors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of producers and directors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 36.8 percent (36.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 39.2 percent (39.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.