The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service mail carriers in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $55,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky 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 $55,620. 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 | $55,620 | 5.72% | -1.58% |
| 2021 | $52,440 | 3.28% | - |
| 2020 | $50,720 | 4.42% | - |
| 2019 | $48,480 | -14.71% | - |
| 2018 | $55,610 | -4.15% | - |
| 2017 | $57,920 | -1.28% | - |
| 2016 | $58,660 | -1.06% | - |
| 2015 | $59,280 | 3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.22% | - |
| 2013 | $56,500 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,620, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $55,640). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Lexington-Fayette is .0 percent (.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro |