The annual salary statistics of foresters in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of foresters 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 | $53,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for foresters 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 $65,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of foresters from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $59,580 | 2.05% | 2.05% |
| 2019 | $58,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,580 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for foresters in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of foresters in Watertown-Fort Drum is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area and 39.7 percent (39.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Watertown-Fort Drum | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Rochester |