The annual salary statistics of legislators in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $78,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $92,880 | -0.50% | 14.79% |
| 2018 | $93,340 | 2.40% | - |
| 2017 | $91,100 | 6.28% | - |
| 2016 | $85,380 | 2.88% | - |
| 2015 | $82,920 | 3.47% | - |
| 2014 | $80,040 | 0.25% | - |
| 2013 | $79,840 | 0.88% | - |
| 2012 | $79,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,880 in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 45.4 percent (45.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.