The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $40,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana 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 $54,250. 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 | $54,250 | 5.75% | -4.15% |
| 2021 | $51,130 | 3.46% | - |
| 2020 | $49,360 | 1.80% | - |
| 2019 | $48,470 | -3.12% | - |
| 2018 | $49,980 | 6.18% | - |
| 2017 | $46,890 | -22.58% | - |
| 2016 | $57,480 | -1.76% | - |
| 2015 | $58,490 | 2.21% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,490 | -0.02% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,250, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Iberia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $54,340). Compared with New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is .2 percent (.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Alexandria | |
| Lafayette | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Monroe | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Hammond | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area |