The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of couriers and messengers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $23,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,220 | 2.81% | -1.20% |
| 2016 | $28,400 | -8.24% | - |
| 2015 | $30,740 | 5.92% | - |
| 2014 | $28,920 | -2.32% | - |
| 2013 | $29,590 | 0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $29,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,220 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for couriers and messengers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of couriers and messengers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 35.4 percent (35.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 14.3 percent (14.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Worcester | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| New Bedford | |
| Framingham | |
| Peabody | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton |