The annual salary statistics of industrial machinery mechanics in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial machinery mechanics 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 | $44,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial machinery mechanics 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 $77,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial machinery mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,370 | 3.45% | 27.79% |
| 2021 | $48,630 | 5.14% | - |
| 2020 | $46,130 | 3.51% | - |
| 2019 | $44,510 | -8.85% | - |
| 2018 | $48,450 | 6.69% | - |
| 2017 | $45,210 | 19.55% | - |
| 2015 | $36,370 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $36,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,370, Watertown-Fort Drum is the lowest paying city for industrial machinery mechanics in state of New York, following city of Syracuse (median annual salary of $64,670). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of industrial machinery mechanics in Watertown-Fort Drum is about 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city Syracuse.