The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Winston-Salem 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 | $56,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,800. 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 | $56,800 | 4.45% | 4.23% |
| 2021 | $54,270 | -5.55% | - |
| 2020 | $57,280 | 3.96% | - |
| 2019 | $55,010 | 5.11% | - |
| 2018 | $52,200 | -2.61% | - |
| 2017 | $53,560 | -5.32% | - |
| 2016 | $56,410 | -1.08% | - |
| 2015 | $57,020 | 3.30% | - |
| 2014 | $55,140 | 2.09% | - |
| 2013 | $53,990 | -0.76% | - |
| 2012 | $54,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,800, Winston-Salem is the second highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $57,620). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Winston-Salem is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.