The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of packers and packagers 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 | $27,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $32,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,460. 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 packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,460 | -1.89% | 11.87% |
| 2021 | $27,980 | 7.04% | - |
| 2020 | $26,010 | 3.31% | - |
| 2019 | $25,150 | 5.13% | - |
| 2018 | $23,860 | -1.42% | - |
| 2017 | $24,200 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $24,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,460 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for packers and packagers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of packers and packagers in Watertown-Fort Drum is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Syracuse and 28.8 percent (28.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.