The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $27,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $44,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,620 | -1.47% | 26.55% |
| 2021 | $29,040 | 10.09% | - |
| 2020 | $26,110 | 2.57% | - |
| 2019 | $25,440 | 7.39% | - |
| 2018 | $23,560 | 7.51% | - |
| 2017 | $21,790 | 3.53% | - |
| 2016 | $21,020 | 5.71% | - |
| 2015 | $19,820 | -6.05% | - |
| 2012 | $21,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,620 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Watertown-Fort Drum is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.