The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service mail carriers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $33,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service mail carriers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $59,840 | 0.00% | 5.58% |
| 2016 | $59,840 | 0.92% | - |
| 2015 | $59,290 | 3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $57,210 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,500 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,840, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is the highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of Michigan, followed by South Bend-Mishawaka (median annual salary $57,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in South Bend-Mishawaka.