The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental hygienists 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 | $50,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists 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 $79,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $65,490 | -0.81% | 5.31% |
| 2017 | $66,020 | 6.07% | - |
| 2016 | $62,010 | 13.14% | - |
| 2015 | $53,860 | -15.13% | - |
| 2012 | $62,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,490 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Watertown-Fort Drum is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Binghamton.