The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other social 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 | $43,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social 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 $90,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,580 | 0.22% | 30.70% |
| 2021 | $76,410 | 23.98% | - |
| 2020 | $58,090 | 0.41% | - |
| 2019 | $57,850 | 0.21% | - |
| 2018 | $57,730 | 2.75% | - |
| 2017 | $56,140 | 0.45% | - |
| 2016 | $55,890 | 9.13% | - |
| 2015 | $50,790 | -8.60% | - |
| 2014 | $55,160 | 3.57% | - |
| 2013 | $53,190 | 0.23% | - |
| 2012 | $53,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,580 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is .8 percent (.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area and 38.6 percent (38.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Glens Falls.