The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators 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 | $37,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators 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 $96,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cost estimators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,840 | 5.25% | 10.46% |
| 2021 | $60,490 | 2.91% | - |
| 2019 | $58,730 | 4.39% | - |
| 2018 | $56,150 | 6.13% | - |
| 2017 | $52,710 | -8.44% | - |
| 2016 | $57,160 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $57,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,840 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Watertown-Fort Drum is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ithaca.