The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of applications software developers 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 | $54,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers 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 $129,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $89,480 | 5.46% | 9.90% |
| 2017 | $84,590 | 3.38% | - |
| 2016 | $81,730 | -4.50% | - |
| 2015 | $85,410 | -6.25% | - |
| 2014 | $90,750 | 4.99% | - |
| 2013 | $86,220 | 6.50% | - |
| 2012 | $80,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,480 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.