The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of carpenters 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 | $37,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters 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 $68,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,050 | -0.45% | 12.82% |
| 2021 | $47,260 | 5.46% | - |
| 2020 | $44,680 | 13.25% | - |
| 2019 | $38,760 | 4.02% | - |
| 2018 | $37,200 | -1.91% | - |
| 2017 | $37,910 | -8.20% | - |
| 2016 | $41,020 | -7.02% | - |
| 2015 | $43,900 | 6.56% | - |
| 2012 | $41,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,050 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Watertown-Fort Drum is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.