The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of couriers and messengers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $33,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,940.
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 | $37,060 | 1.27% | 38.99% |
| 2021 | $36,590 | 6.07% | - |
| 2020 | $34,370 | 4.68% | - |
| 2019 | $32,760 | 6.41% | - |
| 2018 | $30,660 | -7.76% | - |
| 2017 | $33,040 | 2.88% | - |
| 2016 | $32,090 | 4.92% | - |
| 2015 | $30,510 | 10.29% | - |
| 2014 | $27,370 | 7.67% | - |
| 2013 | $25,270 | 10.53% | - |
| 2012 | $22,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,060 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.