The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of couriers and messengers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $31,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,570 | 2.02% | 14.69% |
| 2021 | $36,810 | 13.07% | - |
| 2020 | $32,000 | -0.31% | - |
| 2019 | $32,100 | 5.20% | - |
| 2018 | $30,430 | -1.45% | - |
| 2017 | $30,870 | -3.82% | - |
| 2016 | $32,050 | 3.90% | - |
| 2015 | $30,800 | -4.06% | - |
| 2012 | $32,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,570 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for couriers and messengers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of couriers and messengers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 20.9 percent (20.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.