The annual salary statistics of machinists in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of machinists 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 | $24,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $52,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $45,130 | 3.19% | -8.73% |
| 2018 | $43,690 | -10.39% | - |
| 2017 | $48,230 | -1.74% | - |
| 2016 | $49,070 | 2.04% | - |
| 2015 | $48,070 | -2.08% | - |
| 2012 | $49,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,130 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Watertown-Fort Drum is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.