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Bridge and Lock Tender Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of bridge and lock tenders in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bridge and lock tenders 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 Bridge and Lock Tenders in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,960
25th Percentile Wage	$46,280
50th Percentile Wage	$50,550
75th Percentile Wage	$61,360
90th Percentile Wage	$67,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bridge and lock tenders 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 $67,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bridge and lock tenders from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$50,550	5.12%	21.56%
2021	$47,960	-7.26%	-
2020	$51,440	1.85%	-
2019	$50,490	5.47%	-
2018	$47,730	6.05%	-
2017	$44,840	-3.03%	-
2016	$46,200	1.02%	-
2015	$45,730	3.04%	-
2014	$44,340	1.62%	-
2013	$43,620	9.10%	-
2012	$39,650	-	-

Table 2. Compare Bridge and Lock Tender 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 $50,550, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for bridge and lock tenders in state of New York, followed by Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $49,990). In comparison, the median annual salary of bridge and lock tenders in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 1.1 percent (1.1%) higher than that in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$50,550
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$49,990
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$40,380