The annual salary statistics of legislators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $63,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $92,870 | 3.96% | 16.95% |
| 2016 | $89,190 | 1.49% | - |
| 2015 | $87,860 | 9.44% | - |
| 2014 | $79,570 | 0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $79,300 | 2.74% | - |
| 2012 | $77,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,870 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Nassau-Suffolk 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.