The annual salary statistics of surveyors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surveyors 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 | $47,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveyors 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 $121,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveyors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,480 | -15.40% | 42.62% |
| 2021 | $74,410 | 29.47% | - |
| 2020 | $52,480 | -31.23% | - |
| 2019 | $68,870 | 1.31% | - |
| 2018 | $67,970 | 6.02% | - |
| 2017 | $63,880 | 8.80% | - |
| 2016 | $58,260 | -3.36% | - |
| 2015 | $60,220 | 38.08% | - |
| 2014 | $37,290 | 0.29% | - |
| 2013 | $37,180 | 0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $37,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,480 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for surveyors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of surveyors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 34.3 percent (34.3%) 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.