The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 | $36,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 $66,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,830 | 0.75% | 22.89% |
| 2021 | $46,480 | 16.03% | - |
| 2020 | $39,030 | 3.07% | - |
| 2019 | $37,830 | 0.37% | - |
| 2018 | $37,690 | -2.71% | - |
| 2017 | $38,710 | 6.72% | - |
| 2016 | $36,110 | 2.30% | - |
| 2015 | $35,280 | -2.35% | - |
| 2012 | $36,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,830 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Watertown-Fort Drum is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.