The annual salary statistics of legislators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators 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 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $101,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,810.
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 | $50,750 | -4.39% | 6.72% |
| 2018 | $52,980 | -20.89% | - |
| 2017 | $64,050 | 1.05% | - |
| 2016 | $63,380 | -3.76% | - |
| 2015 | $65,760 | 22.48% | - |
| 2014 | $50,980 | -1.20% | - |
| 2013 | $51,590 | 8.24% | - |
| 2012 | $47,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,750, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the lowest paying city for legislators in state of New York, following city of Ithaca (median annual salary of $94,740). Compared with the highest paying city Ithaca, the median annual salary of legislators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 46.4 percent (46.4%) lower.