The annual salary statistics of sound engineering technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sound engineering technicians 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 | $27,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sound engineering technicians 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 $110,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sound engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $68,250 | 35.03% | 61.67% |
| 2019 | $44,340 | -14.82% | - |
| 2018 | $50,910 | 4.01% | - |
| 2017 | $48,870 | 52.34% | - |
| 2015 | $23,290 | 10.18% | - |
| 2014 | $20,920 | -25.05% | - |
| 2012 | $26,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,250, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for sound engineering technicians in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $91,630). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of sound engineering technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Kingston | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Rochester |