The annual salary statistics of postal service clerks in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service clerks in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $39,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service clerks in Lafayette-West Lafayette, 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 $53,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,770.
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 | $53,190 | 9.23% | -6.77% |
| 2021 | $48,280 | 5.30% | - |
| 2020 | $45,720 | 2.93% | - |
| 2019 | $44,380 | -5.05% | - |
| 2018 | $46,620 | 5.17% | - |
| 2017 | $44,210 | -28.46% | - |
| 2016 | $56,790 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $56,790 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,190 in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and .0 percent (.0%) 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 |