The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service mail carriers in Elkhart-Goshen 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 | $46,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,780. 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 | $57,780 | 6.04% | 2.23% |
| 2021 | $54,290 | 6.58% | - |
| 2020 | $50,720 | 2.43% | - |
| 2019 | $49,490 | -4.99% | - |
| 2018 | $51,960 | 2.89% | - |
| 2017 | $50,460 | -12.88% | - |
| 2016 | $56,960 | -1.14% | - |
| 2015 | $57,610 | 1.09% | - |
| 2014 | $56,980 | 3.11% | - |
| 2013 | $55,210 | -2.32% | - |
| 2012 | $56,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,780, Elkhart-Goshen is the second highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Bloomington (median annual salary of $59,570). Compared with Bloomington, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Elkhart-Goshen is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Lafayette | |
| Anderson | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Muncie | |
| Columbus | |
| Gary | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kokomo |