The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapy technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of respiratory therapy technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapy technicians 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 $70,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of respiratory therapy technicians from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $46,390 | 2.24% | 2.24% |
| 2012 | $45,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,390, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the lowest paying city for respiratory therapy technicians in state of New York, following city of Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary of $66,650). Compared with the highest paying city Nassau-Suffolk, the median annual salary of respiratory therapy technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 30.4 percent (30.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls |