The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal 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 | $36,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal 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 $93,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,690 | -3.88% | 36.28% |
| 2021 | $60,970 | -13.70% | - |
| 2020 | $69,320 | 18.88% | - |
| 2019 | $56,230 | 34.29% | - |
| 2018 | $36,950 | -1.06% | - |
| 2017 | $37,340 | -19.52% | - |
| 2016 | $44,630 | -14.18% | - |
| 2015 | $50,960 | -3.43% | - |
| 2014 | $52,710 | 27.03% | - |
| 2013 | $38,460 | 2.76% | - |
| 2012 | $37,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,690 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 22.1 percent (22.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.