The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary sociology 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 | $31,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology 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 $100,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,700 | 0.38% | -3.29% |
| 2021 | $62,460 | -7.16% | - |
| 2020 | $66,930 | 0.24% | - |
| 2019 | $66,770 | -0.24% | - |
| 2018 | $66,930 | 1.90% | - |
| 2017 | $65,660 | 5.74% | - |
| 2016 | $61,890 | -2.96% | - |
| 2015 | $63,720 | -1.73% | - |
| 2014 | $64,820 | -2.21% | - |
| 2013 | $66,250 | 2.25% | - |
| 2012 | $64,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,700 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary sociology teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary sociology teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 43.4 percent (43.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.