The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nursing assistants 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 | $22,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $39,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $28,280 | -1.87% | 7.57% |
| 2017 | $28,810 | 9.27% | - |
| 2016 | $26,140 | 4.17% | - |
| 2015 | $25,050 | -4.35% | - |
| 2012 | $26,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,280 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Watertown-Fort Drum is 30.6 percent (30.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Binghamton.