The annual salary statistics of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 | $46,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $62,260 | -1.38% | -1.38% |
| 2012 | $63,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,260 in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is in the middle of salary range for geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls and 7.0 percent (7.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |