The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Auburn-Opelika 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service mail carriers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,460 | 1.96% | -12.65% |
| 2021 | $47,510 | 4.53% | - |
| 2020 | $45,360 | 4.61% | - |
| 2019 | $43,270 | -7.49% | - |
| 2018 | $46,510 | -24.45% | - |
| 2017 | $57,880 | 4.79% | - |
| 2016 | $55,110 | -4.77% | - |
| 2015 | $57,740 | 5.59% | - |
| 2014 | $54,510 | 1.25% | - |
| 2013 | $53,830 | -1.41% | - |
| 2012 | $54,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,460 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Auburn-Opelika is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Montgomery.