The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of accountants and auditors in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 | $41,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,260 | 3.85% | 12.84% |
| 2021 | $62,750 | 0.59% | - |
| 2020 | $62,380 | 9.65% | - |
| 2019 | $56,360 | -0.76% | - |
| 2018 | $56,790 | 5.12% | - |
| 2017 | $53,880 | -5.57% | - |
| 2016 | $56,880 | -2.67% | - |
| 2015 | $58,400 | 2.60% | - |
| 2012 | $56,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,260 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Watertown-Fort Drum is 35.9 percent (35.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.