The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction laborers 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 | $29,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers 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 $78,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,270 | 20.72% | 26.29% |
| 2021 | $38,270 | -3.50% | - |
| 2020 | $39,610 | 7.07% | - |
| 2019 | $36,810 | 1.52% | - |
| 2018 | $36,250 | 0.36% | - |
| 2017 | $36,120 | 1.50% | - |
| 2016 | $35,580 | 10.20% | - |
| 2015 | $31,950 | -11.36% | - |
| 2012 | $35,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,270 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Watertown-Fort Drum is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 35.7 percent (35.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.