The annual salary statistics of legislators in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 | $82,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $102,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,610.
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 | $93,120 | 0.54% | 2.70% |
| 2018 | $92,620 | 0.03% | - |
| 2017 | $92,590 | 2.14% | - |
| 2016 | $90,610 | 1.40% | - |
| 2015 | $89,340 | -1.42% | - |
| 2012 | $90,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,120 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Watertown-Fort Drum is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 45.5 percent (45.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.