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Couriers and Messengers Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of couriers and messengers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Couriers and Messengers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,510
25th Percentile Wage
$30,970
50th Percentile Wage
$37,260
75th Percentile Wage
$44,080
90th Percentile Wage
$49,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,510.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$37,260
-1.56% 7.25%
2016
$37,840
2.99% -
2015
$36,710
3.57% -
2014
$35,400
2.68% -
2013
$34,450
-0.32% -
2012
$34,560
- -

Table 2. Compare Couriers and Messengers Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,260 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.4 percent (35.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$47,520
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$46,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$45,860
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$45,840
Napa
$42,570
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$39,890
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$38,950
Modesto
$38,890
Stockton
$38,500
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$38,320
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$38,000
Redding
$37,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$37,570
Vallejo-Fairfield
$37,500
Bakersfield-Delano
$37,440
Chico
$37,440
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$37,260
Fresno
$37,150
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$37,060
Salinas
$36,760
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$35,560
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$34,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$33,290
Merced
$31,690
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$30,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$29,450
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$26,970
Visalia-Porterville
$24,910
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$24,070