The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service mail carriers 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers 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 $72,550. 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 | 8.96% | 1.94% |
| 2021 | $52,460 | 3.32% | - |
| 2020 | $50,720 | -1.14% | - |
| 2019 | $51,300 | -1.87% | - |
| 2018 | $52,260 | -3.21% | - |
| 2017 | $53,940 | -7.73% | - |
| 2016 | $58,110 | -0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $58,510 | 2.24% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,490 | -0.02% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,620 in Indianapolis-Carmel is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Indianapolis-Carmel is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 13.7 percent (13.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kokomo.
| 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 |