The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreation workers 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 | $27,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers 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 $49,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,660 | 3.91% | 38.42% |
| 2021 | $29,460 | 4.01% | - |
| 2020 | $28,280 | 3.61% | - |
| 2019 | $27,260 | 8.03% | - |
| 2018 | $25,070 | 10.97% | - |
| 2017 | $22,320 | 9.27% | - |
| 2016 | $20,250 | 4.05% | - |
| 2015 | $19,430 | 1.34% | - |
| 2014 | $19,170 | 2.87% | - |
| 2013 | $18,620 | -1.40% | - |
| 2012 | $18,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,660 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.