The annual salary statistics of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $57,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,720 | 1.14% | 8.18% |
| 2021 | $79,800 | 0.94% | - |
| 2020 | $79,050 | 1.80% | - |
| 2019 | $77,630 | 2.92% | - |
| 2018 | $75,360 | 1.07% | - |
| 2017 | $74,550 | -13.83% | - |
| 2016 | $84,860 | 2.30% | - |
| 2015 | $82,910 | 10.01% | - |
| 2014 | $74,610 | 5.27% | - |
| 2013 | $70,680 | -4.87% | - |
| 2012 | $74,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,720, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in state of New York, following the highest paying city Buffalo-Niagara Falls (median annual salary of $82,820). Compared with Buffalo-Niagara Falls, the median annual salary of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Syracuse | |
| Rochester | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area |