The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of retail salespersons 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 | $27,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $48,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,060 | 3.99% | 33.83% |
| 2021 | $28,860 | 8.52% | - |
| 2020 | $26,400 | 5.00% | - |
| 2019 | $25,080 | 4.07% | - |
| 2018 | $24,060 | 6.28% | - |
| 2017 | $22,550 | 7.14% | - |
| 2016 | $20,940 | 4.54% | - |
| 2015 | $19,990 | 1.55% | - |
| 2014 | $19,680 | 0.66% | - |
| 2013 | $19,550 | -1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $19,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,060 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.