The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers 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 | $54,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers 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 $107,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $67,960 | -10.99% | -4.94% |
| 2019 | $75,430 | 5.45% | - |
| 2016 | $71,320 | 1.16% | - |
| 2015 | $70,490 | -1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $71,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,960, Watertown-Fort Drum is the lowest paying city for environmental engineers in state of New York, following city of New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $100,390). Compared with the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of environmental engineers in Watertown-Fort Drum is 32.3 percent (32.3%) lower.