The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service mail carriers 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers 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 $71,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,680. 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 | $53,680 | 7.23% | -7.23% |
| 2021 | $49,800 | 5.34% | - |
| 2020 | $47,140 | -2.84% | - |
| 2019 | $48,480 | -4.87% | - |
| 2018 | $50,840 | -12.12% | - |
| 2017 | $57,000 | -0.98% | - |
| 2016 | $57,560 | 0.38% | - |
| 2015 | $57,340 | -0.38% | - |
| 2012 | $57,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,680 in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 7.3 percent (7.3%) 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 |