The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service mail carriers 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers 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 $72,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,020. 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 | $54,020 | 6.79% | -2.17% |
| 2021 | $50,350 | 2.82% | - |
| 2020 | $48,930 | 4.54% | - |
| 2019 | $46,710 | 0.41% | - |
| 2018 | $46,520 | -5.46% | - |
| 2017 | $49,060 | -6.16% | - |
| 2016 | $52,080 | -4.59% | - |
| 2015 | $54,470 | -0.37% | - |
| 2014 | $54,670 | 2.23% | - |
| 2013 | $53,450 | -3.26% | - |
| 2012 | $55,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,020 in Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 7.6 percent (7.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.