The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of registered nurses 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 | $63,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $108,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,220 | 5.05% | 19.42% |
| 2021 | $78,070 | 0.31% | - |
| 2020 | $77,830 | 1.84% | - |
| 2019 | $76,400 | 2.15% | - |
| 2018 | $74,760 | 1.62% | - |
| 2017 | $73,550 | 2.61% | - |
| 2016 | $71,630 | 2.15% | - |
| 2015 | $70,090 | 1.53% | - |
| 2014 | $69,020 | 1.00% | - |
| 2013 | $68,330 | 3.04% | - |
| 2012 | $66,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,220 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.