The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers 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 | $27,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers 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 $34,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,160 | -1.07% | 20.92% |
| 2021 | $28,460 | 10.72% | - |
| 2020 | $25,410 | 4.33% | - |
| 2019 | $24,310 | 3.78% | - |
| 2018 | $23,390 | 4.75% | - |
| 2017 | $22,280 | 0.04% | - |
| 2016 | $22,270 | 6.65% | - |
| 2015 | $20,790 | -7.12% | - |
| 2012 | $22,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,160 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Watertown-Fort Drum is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.