The annual salary statistics of transportation inspectors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of transportation inspectors 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 | $61,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transportation inspectors 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 $105,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transportation inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,120 | 3.19% | 29.99% |
| 2021 | $76,600 | 17.91% | - |
| 2020 | $62,880 | 4.13% | - |
| 2019 | $60,280 | 0.30% | - |
| 2018 | $60,100 | -0.23% | - |
| 2017 | $60,240 | -1.53% | - |
| 2016 | $61,160 | 3.02% | - |
| 2015 | $59,310 | 3.20% | - |
| 2014 | $57,410 | 5.03% | - |
| 2013 | $54,520 | -1.60% | - |
| 2012 | $55,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,120 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for transportation inspectors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of transportation inspectors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Rochester and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nassau-Suffolk.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rochester | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Syracuse | |
| Nassau-Suffolk |