The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $55,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,640. 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 | $55,640 | 2.17% | 2.21% |
| 2021 | $54,430 | 2.35% | - |
| 2020 | $53,150 | 8.79% | - |
| 2019 | $48,480 | -4.91% | - |
| 2018 | $50,860 | -6.84% | - |
| 2017 | $54,340 | -6.72% | - |
| 2016 | $57,990 | 0.29% | - |
| 2015 | $57,820 | 4.62% | - |
| 2014 | $55,150 | 1.70% | - |
| 2013 | $54,210 | -0.37% | - |
| 2012 | $54,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,640 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Raleigh-Cary is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 12.9 percent (12.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.