The annual salary statistics of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 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 | $30,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 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 $44,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,290 | 15.87% | 34.68% |
| 2021 | $29,690 | -3.84% | - |
| 2020 | $30,830 | 9.24% | - |
| 2016 | $27,980 | 8.15% | - |
| 2015 | $25,700 | 9.14% | - |
| 2014 | $23,350 | 4.88% | - |
| 2013 | $22,210 | -3.78% | - |
| 2012 | $23,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,290, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the highest paying city for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of New York, followed by Rochester (median annual salary $31,010). In comparison, the median annual salary of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 12.1 percent (12.1%) higher than that in Rochester.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Rochester | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area |