The annual salary statistics of library technicians in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of library technicians 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 | $24,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for library technicians 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 $42,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of library technicians from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26,070 | -13.69% | 7.94% |
| 2019 | $29,640 | 17.54% | - |
| 2018 | $24,440 | -70.21% | - |
| 2017 | $41,600 | 42.31% | - |
| 2016 | $24,000 | -64.33% | - |
| 2015 | $39,440 | 39.15% | - |
| 2012 | $24,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,070 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for library technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of library technicians in Watertown-Fort Drum is 44.9 percent (44.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Binghamton and 14.2 percent (14.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.