The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service mail carriers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $57,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois 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 $57,620. 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 | $57,620 | 5.78% | 1.94% |
| 2021 | $54,290 | -0.31% | - |
| 2020 | $54,460 | -8.15% | - |
| 2019 | $58,900 | -4.26% | - |
| 2018 | $61,410 | 2.56% | - |
| 2017 | $59,840 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $59,840 | 0.94% | - |
| 2015 | $59,280 | 3.49% | - |
| 2014 | $57,210 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,500 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,620 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 13.4 percent (13.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Peoria | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Decatur | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Danville | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |