The annual salary statistics of meter readers, utilities in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of meter readers, utilities 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 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meter readers, utilities 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 $103,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meter readers, utilities from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,600 | -2.08% | 12.37% |
| 2021 | $59,820 | -1.71% | - |
| 2020 | $60,840 | 14.40% | - |
| 2016 | $52,080 | -1.98% | - |
| 2015 | $53,110 | 1.49% | - |
| 2014 | $52,320 | 0.65% | - |
| 2013 | $51,980 | 1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $51,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,600, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for meter readers, utilities in state of New York, following the highest paying city Syracuse (median annual salary of $66,870). Compared with Syracuse, the median annual salary of meter readers, utilities in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 12.4 percent (12.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Syracuse | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls |