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Atmospheric and Space Scientist Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of atmospheric and space scientists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of atmospheric and space scientists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Atmospheric and Space Scientists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$56,570
25th Percentile Wage	$63,610
50th Percentile Wage	$113,760
75th Percentile Wage	$164,790
90th Percentile Wage	$172,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for atmospheric and space scientists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,570.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of atmospheric and space scientists from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$113,760	15.04%	7.48%
2021	$96,650	-15.40%	-
2020	$111,530	-0.43%	-
2019	$112,010	7.48%	-
2018	$103,630	4.70%	-
2017	$98,760	3.04%	-
2016	$95,760	5.65%	-
2015	$90,350	-6.33%	-
2014	$96,070	-1.17%	-
2013	$97,190	-8.29%	-
2012	$105,250	-	-

Table 2. Compare Atmospheric and Space Scientist Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $113,760, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for atmospheric and space scientists in state of New York, followed by Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary $110,940). In comparison, the median annual salary of atmospheric and space scientists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in Nassau-Suffolk.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$113,760
Nassau-Suffolk	$110,940
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$94,790
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$91,600
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$65,730