The annual salary statistics of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 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 | $24,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 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 $37,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28,160 | -14.35% | -26.35% |
| 2019 | $32,200 | -0.50% | - |
| 2018 | $32,360 | -8.59% | - |
| 2017 | $35,140 | 15.96% | - |
| 2016 | $29,530 | -14.66% | - |
| 2015 | $33,860 | 10.16% | - |
| 2014 | $30,420 | -11.74% | - |
| 2013 | $33,990 | -4.68% | - |
| 2012 | $35,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,160, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the lowest paying city for tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in state of New York, following city of Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $48,890). Compared with the highest paying city Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 42.4 percent (42.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Rochester | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls |