The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $43,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,840. 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 | 4.70% | 2.59% |
| 2021 | $54,910 | -2.17% | - |
| 2020 | $56,100 | 4.15% | - |
| 2019 | $53,770 | -4.89% | - |
| 2018 | $56,400 | 7.15% | - |
| 2017 | $52,370 | -9.81% | - |
| 2016 | $57,510 | -2.68% | - |
| 2015 | $59,050 | 3.13% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,490 | 0.64% | - |
| 2012 | $56,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,620, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of North Carolina, followed by Winston-Salem (median annual salary $56,800). In comparison, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in Winston-Salem.