The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service mail carriers 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers 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 $71,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,570. 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 | $59,570 | 0.55% | 5.15% |
| 2021 | $59,240 | -9.76% | - |
| 2020 | $65,020 | 0.95% | - |
| 2019 | $64,400 | 2.97% | - |
| 2018 | $62,490 | 4.24% | - |
| 2017 | $59,840 | -0.02% | - |
| 2016 | $59,850 | 0.94% | - |
| 2015 | $59,290 | 3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $57,210 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,500 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,570 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is .5 percent (.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 24.8 percent (24.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Peabody | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| New Bedford | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |