The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $45,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Michigan City-La Porte, 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 $55,970. 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 | $55,970 | 5.57% | 0.70% |
| 2021 | $52,850 | 4.03% | - |
| 2020 | $50,720 | 4.42% | - |
| 2019 | $48,480 | 4.04% | - |
| 2018 | $46,520 | 3.18% | - |
| 2017 | $45,040 | -27.22% | - |
| 2016 | $57,300 | -0.05% | - |
| 2015 | $57,330 | 1.20% | - |
| 2014 | $56,640 | 2.90% | - |
| 2013 | $55,000 | -1.05% | - |
| 2012 | $55,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,970 in Michigan City-La Porte 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 Michigan City-La Porte is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 11.1 percent (11.1%) 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 |