The annual salary statistics of rehabilitation counselors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rehabilitation counselors 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 | $33,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rehabilitation counselors 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 $74,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rehabilitation counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,800 | 2.35% | 26.61% |
| 2021 | $36,910 | 13.00% | - |
| 2020 | $32,110 | 1.31% | - |
| 2019 | $31,690 | 0.09% | - |
| 2018 | $31,660 | -2.05% | - |
| 2017 | $32,310 | 4.83% | - |
| 2016 | $30,750 | -4.20% | - |
| 2015 | $32,040 | 3.81% | - |
| 2014 | $30,820 | 12.98% | - |
| 2013 | $26,820 | -3.43% | - |
| 2012 | $27,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,800 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for rehabilitation counselors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of rehabilitation counselors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 48.7 percent (48.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Utica-Rome and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elmira.