Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrator Salary in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York

The annual salary statistics of elementary and secondary school education administrators in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of elementary and secondary school education administrators in Watertown-Fort Drum is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$77,510
25th Percentile Wage
$96,840
50th Percentile Wage
$117,530
75th Percentile Wage
$141,760
90th Percentile Wage
$165,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for elementary and secondary school education administrators 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 $165,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,510.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of elementary and secondary school education administrators from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$117,530
5.45% 18.31%
2018
$111,120
7.24% -
2017
$103,070
6.85% -
2016
$96,010
7.26% -
2015
$89,040
-7.83% -
2012
$96,010
- -

Table 2. Compare Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrator Salary in Watertown-Fort Drum with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,530 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for elementary and secondary school education administrators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of elementary and secondary school education administrators in Watertown-Fort Drum is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 17.8 percent (17.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$148,330
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$136,460
Kingston
$122,030
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$120,090
Watertown-Fort Drum
$117,530
Glens Falls
$116,390
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$116,360
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$113,940
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$110,110
Binghamton
$107,150
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$106,650
Rochester
$105,510
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$103,930
Utica-Rome
$103,900
Syracuse
$100,010
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$98,970
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$98,900
Elmira
$98,250
Ithaca
$97,850
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$96,630

See also: Top paying jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York.