SOC 17-3029 · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in Watertown, NY

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Watertown, New York is $78,170 a year ($37.58 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,120: half of the 40 people in this job in the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

$78,170average per year

$37.58 / hourMedian $74,120Take-home ≈ $60,128

  • $51K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 8New York metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Watertown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,330 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Watertown earn between $63,130 and $93,640.

  • $51K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,170$6,514$37.58
Median$74,120$6,177$35.63
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,130$5,261$30.35
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,640$7,803$45.02

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Watertown

On the average salary of $78,170, a single filer in Watertown takes home about $60,128 a year, or $5,011 a month and $2,313 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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Is Watertown a good place for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Watertown area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.7), so the average $78,170 buys what about $89,144 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Watertown ($47,600). A typical home costs $230,401, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in other New York cities

Watertown ranks 3rd of 8 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($85,280).

All Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salaries in New York

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Watertown: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in Watertown?

$37.58 an hour on average, and $35.64 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in Watertown?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in Watertown?

About $60,128 a year ($5,011 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,170. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in Watertown than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3029; area Watertown-Fort Drum, NY (48060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.84, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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