The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other social workers 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 | $51,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social workers 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 $92,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $76,720 | 1.17% | 25.00% |
| 2019 | $75,820 | 5.17% | - |
| 2018 | $71,900 | 19.97% | - |
| 2016 | $57,540 | 3.39% | - |
| 2015 | $55,590 | -3.51% | - |
| 2012 | $57,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,720 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in Watertown-Fort Drum is .7 percent (.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Glens Falls.