The annual salary statistics of postal service clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service clerks 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 | $39,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service clerks 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 $69,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,200 | 7.03% | 5.52% |
| 2021 | $52,250 | 0.23% | - |
| 2020 | $52,130 | 5.60% | - |
| 2019 | $49,210 | -22.11% | - |
| 2018 | $60,090 | 2.55% | - |
| 2017 | $58,560 | 3.02% | - |
| 2016 | $56,790 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $56,790 | 2.11% | - |
| 2014 | $55,590 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $53,840 | 1.37% | - |
| 2012 | $53,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,200 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for postal service clerks in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service clerks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Peabody | |
| Framingham | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Bedford | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |