The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service mail carriers 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers 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 $72,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,640.
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 | $51,710 | 2.17% | -0.39% |
| 2021 | $50,590 | -5.97% | - |
| 2020 | $53,610 | -2.09% | - |
| 2019 | $54,730 | 7.78% | - |
| 2018 | $50,470 | 0.46% | - |
| 2017 | $50,240 | -3.32% | - |
| 2016 | $51,910 | -2.52% | - |
| 2015 | $53,220 | 2.46% | - |
| 2012 | $51,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,710 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Carbondale-Marion is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 3.5 percent (3.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.