The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Santa Fe, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service mail carriers in Santa Fe 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 | $39,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Santa Fe, New Mexico 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 $51,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,350.
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 | 2.98% | -5.20% |
| 2021 | $50,170 | 2.45% | - |
| 2020 | $48,940 | 1.68% | - |
| 2019 | $48,120 | 0.00% | - |
| 2018 | $48,120 | -3.24% | - |
| 2017 | $49,680 | -12.46% | - |
| 2016 | $55,870 | -3.38% | - |
| 2015 | $57,760 | 4.93% | - |
| 2014 | $54,910 | 1.27% | - |
| 2013 | $54,210 | -0.35% | - |
| 2012 | $54,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,710 in Santa Fe is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Santa Fe is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.