The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers 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 $71,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,680. 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 | $53,680 | 4.75% | -3.11% |
| 2021 | $51,130 | 4.30% | - |
| 2020 | $48,930 | -1.51% | - |
| 2019 | $49,670 | -8.78% | - |
| 2018 | $54,030 | -7.11% | - |
| 2017 | $57,870 | 0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $57,490 | -0.24% | - |
| 2015 | $57,630 | 2.71% | - |
| 2014 | $56,070 | 2.27% | - |
| 2013 | $54,800 | -1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $55,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,680 in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Lewiston-Auburn and 7.2 percent (7.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Bangor | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |