The annual salary statistics of postal service clerks in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service clerks in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 | $49,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service clerks in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,130.
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 | 8.54% | 8.81% |
| 2021 | $53,250 | 5.84% | - |
| 2020 | $50,140 | 1.89% | - |
| 2019 | $49,190 | -22.16% | - |
| 2018 | $60,090 | 2.55% | - |
| 2017 | $58,560 | 3.02% | - |
| 2016 | $56,790 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $56,790 | 2.11% | - |
| 2014 | $55,590 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $53,840 | 1.39% | - |
| 2012 | $53,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,220 in Indianapolis-Carmel is in the middle of salary range for postal service clerks in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service clerks in Indianapolis-Carmel is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Terre Haute.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Gary | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Lafayette | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Terre Haute |