The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $39,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service mail carriers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,800 | 3.93% | -15.76% |
| 2021 | $46,880 | -0.55% | - |
| 2020 | $47,140 | -12.66% | - |
| 2019 | $53,110 | -15.36% | - |
| 2018 | $61,270 | 2.94% | - |
| 2017 | $59,470 | -0.62% | - |
| 2016 | $59,840 | 0.94% | - |
| 2015 | $59,280 | 3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,490 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,800 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Bakersfield-Delano is 30.4 percent (30.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.