The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service mail carriers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $40,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan 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 $51,710. 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 | $51,710 | 3.58% | -8.30% |
| 2021 | $49,860 | 1.85% | - |
| 2020 | $48,940 | -3.43% | - |
| 2019 | $50,620 | -3.12% | - |
| 2018 | $52,200 | -5.54% | - |
| 2017 | $55,090 | -3.52% | - |
| 2016 | $57,030 | -0.53% | - |
| 2015 | $57,330 | 0.61% | - |
| 2014 | $56,980 | 2.30% | - |
| 2013 | $55,670 | -0.59% | - |
| 2012 | $56,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,710 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn and 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Midland.