The annual salary statistics of hydrologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hydrologists 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 | $53,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hydrologists 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 $138,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hydrologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,990 | -24.29% | 12.99% |
| 2021 | $105,630 | 11.33% | - |
| 2020 | $93,660 | 11.97% | - |
| 2019 | $82,450 | 5.96% | - |
| 2018 | $77,540 | -5.65% | - |
| 2017 | $81,920 | 9.75% | - |
| 2016 | $73,930 | 0.50% | - |
| 2015 | $73,560 | 2.51% | - |
| 2014 | $71,710 | -7.15% | - |
| 2013 | $76,840 | 3.76% | - |
| 2012 | $73,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,990 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is in the middle of salary range for hydrologists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of hydrologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 19.7 percent (19.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne |