The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of couriers and messengers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $23,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $33,290 | 0.30% | 19.47% |
| 2016 | $33,190 | 3.53% | - |
| 2015 | $32,020 | 3.15% | - |
| 2014 | $31,010 | 7.64% | - |
| 2013 | $28,640 | 6.39% | - |
| 2012 | $26,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,290 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.