The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $47,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in South Bend-Mishawaka, 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 $57,620. 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 | $57,620 | 8.99% | 3.94% |
| 2021 | $52,440 | 7.53% | - |
| 2020 | $48,490 | 3.38% | - |
| 2019 | $46,850 | 3.27% | - |
| 2018 | $45,320 | -0.42% | - |
| 2017 | $45,510 | -17.62% | - |
| 2016 | $53,530 | -4.13% | - |
| 2015 | $55,740 | -1.45% | - |
| 2014 | $56,550 | 2.63% | - |
| 2013 | $55,060 | -0.53% | - |
| 2012 | $55,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,620, South Bend-Mishawaka is the second highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn (median annual salary of $59,840). Compared with Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in South Bend-Mishawaka is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower.