Postsecondary Vocational Education Teacher Salary in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary vocational education teachers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,440
25th Percentile Wage
$46,460
50th Percentile Wage
$60,600
75th Percentile Wage
$75,140
90th Percentile Wage
$81,240

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary vocational education teachers 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 $81,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,440.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$60,600
-9.72% 11.04%
2019
$66,490
-2.27% -
2018
$68,000
20.72% -
2016
$53,910
0.00% -
2012
$53,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Vocational Education Teacher Salary in Watertown-Fort Drum with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,600 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary vocational education teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Watertown-Fort Drum is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Syracuse and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ithaca.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Syracuse
$75,910
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$75,500
Binghamton
$67,860
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$66,710
Nassau-Suffolk
$64,630
Elmira
$61,840
Watertown-Fort Drum
$60,600
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$60,590
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$60,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$59,520
Utica-Rome
$58,920
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,020
Rochester
$57,730
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$56,570
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$53,800
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$52,500
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$49,660
Ithaca
$42,650

See also: Top paying jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York.