The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of retail salespersons 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 | $27,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $50,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,100. 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 retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,100 | 4.02% | 25.05% |
| 2021 | $28,890 | 6.23% | - |
| 2020 | $27,090 | 3.99% | - |
| 2019 | $26,010 | 3.69% | - |
| 2018 | $25,050 | 6.27% | - |
| 2017 | $23,480 | 3.92% | - |
| 2016 | $22,560 | 4.83% | - |
| 2015 | $21,470 | -5.08% | - |
| 2012 | $22,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,100 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Watertown-Fort Drum is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.