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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 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 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$62,040
25th Percentile Wage	$75,110
50th Percentile Wage	$101,750
75th Percentile Wage	$122,610
90th Percentile Wage	$141,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 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 $141,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,040.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$101,750	-0.69%	32.62%
2021	$102,450	15.78%	-
2020	$86,280	3.77%	-
2019	$83,030	-2.53%	-
2018	$85,130	3.15%	-
2017	$82,450	12.40%	-
2016	$72,230	5.52%	-
2015	$68,240	2.97%	-
2014	$66,210	5.98%	-
2013	$62,250	-10.14%	-
2012	$68,560	-	-

Table 2. Compare Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 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 $101,750, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in state of New York, followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls (median annual salary $79,010). In comparison, the median annual salary of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in Buffalo-Niagara Falls.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$101,750
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$79,010
Nassau-Suffolk	$73,910
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$73,020
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$70,780