The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists 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 | $48,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists 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 $75,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical technologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,690 | 4.17% | 17.99% |
| 2021 | $59,120 | 1.59% | - |
| 2020 | $58,180 | 5.07% | - |
| 2019 | $55,230 | 7.08% | - |
| 2018 | $51,320 | 3.06% | - |
| 2017 | $49,750 | -5.91% | - |
| 2016 | $52,690 | 0.09% | - |
| 2015 | $52,640 | 0.30% | - |
| 2014 | $52,480 | 2.61% | - |
| 2013 | $51,110 | 1.02% | - |
| 2012 | $50,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,690, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for surgical technologists in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $64,500). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of surgical technologists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower.