The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of couriers and messengers in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $27,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,610.
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 | $34,130 | 13.80% | 16.96% |
| 2021 | $29,420 | 10.88% | - |
| 2020 | $26,220 | 11.44% | - |
| 2019 | $23,220 | -14.51% | - |
| 2018 | $26,590 | 4.55% | - |
| 2017 | $25,380 | 4.14% | - |
| 2016 | $24,330 | 2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $23,640 | -10.32% | - |
| 2014 | $26,080 | -2.80% | - |
| 2013 | $26,810 | -5.71% | - |
| 2012 | $28,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,130 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for couriers and messengers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of couriers and messengers in Champaign-Urbana is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 42.0 percent (42.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.