The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service mail carriers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $33,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service mail carriers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $59,840 | 0.00% | 5.58% |
| 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 with a median annual salary of $59,840, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of Illinois, followed by Bloomington (median annual salary $57,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in Bloomington.
| 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 |