The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of teacher assistants 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 | $21,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants 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 $36,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $24,320 | 3.70% | 7.69% |
| 2017 | $23,420 | 4.95% | - |
| 2016 | $22,260 | 1.35% | - |
| 2015 | $21,960 | 1.78% | - |
| 2014 | $21,570 | -1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $21,950 | -2.28% | - |
| 2012 | $22,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,320 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.