The annual salary statistics of postal service clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $49,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,440. 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 | $53,440 | 5.97% | 0.65% |
| 2021 | $50,250 | 4.22% | - |
| 2020 | $48,130 | 3.80% | - |
| 2019 | $46,300 | 1.36% | - |
| 2018 | $45,670 | 3.37% | - |
| 2017 | $44,130 | 4.92% | - |
| 2016 | $41,960 | -35.34% | - |
| 2015 | $56,790 | 2.11% | - |
| 2014 | $55,590 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $53,840 | 1.39% | - |
| 2012 | $53,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,440 in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is in the middle of salary range for postal service clerks in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service clerks in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area and 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bangor.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor |