The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of couriers and messengers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $38,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,040.
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 | $45,860 | 7.48% | 25.82% |
| 2021 | $42,430 | 4.29% | - |
| 2020 | $40,610 | 2.24% | - |
| 2019 | $39,700 | 7.88% | - |
| 2018 | $36,570 | 10.28% | - |
| 2017 | $32,810 | -12.62% | - |
| 2016 | $36,950 | -3.38% | - |
| 2015 | $38,200 | 10.94% | - |
| 2012 | $34,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,860 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 47.5 percent (47.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.