The annual salary statistics of postal service clerks in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service clerks in Carbondale-Marion 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 | $39,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service clerks in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,220 | 17.07% | 16.21% |
| 2021 | $48,280 | 0.43% | - |
| 2020 | $48,070 | 1.66% | - |
| 2019 | $47,270 | -0.47% | - |
| 2018 | $47,490 | -23.31% | - |
| 2017 | $58,560 | 16.70% | - |
| 2016 | $48,780 | -10.70% | - |
| 2015 | $54,000 | 9.67% | - |
| 2012 | $48,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,220 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for postal service clerks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service clerks in Carbondale-Marion is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.