The annual salary statistics of other postsecondary social sciences teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other postsecondary social sciences teachers 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 | $30,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other postsecondary social sciences teachers 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 $128,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other postsecondary social sciences teachers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $96,620 | 40.55% | 13.12% |
| 2020 | $57,440 | -22.70% | - |
| 2019 | $70,480 | -19.89% | - |
| 2018 | $84,500 | -6.93% | - |
| 2017 | $90,360 | 7.10% | - |
| 2016 | $83,940 | 27.45% | - |
| 2015 | $60,900 | -10.25% | - |
| 2014 | $67,140 | -25.02% | - |
| 2012 | $83,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,620, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for other postsecondary social sciences teachers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $101,280). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of other postsecondary social sciences teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Rochester | |
| Syracuse | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nassau-Suffolk |