The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of registered nurses 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 | $46,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $133,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,090 | 0.59% | 10.15% |
| 2021 | $77,630 | 9.00% | - |
| 2020 | $70,640 | 2.41% | - |
| 2019 | $68,940 | 1.00% | - |
| 2018 | $68,250 | -8.12% | - |
| 2017 | $73,790 | 4.92% | - |
| 2016 | $70,160 | 3.99% | - |
| 2015 | $67,360 | -4.16% | - |
| 2012 | $70,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,090 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Watertown-Fort Drum is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.