The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of couriers and messengers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $32,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,140 | 7.10% | 32.34% |
| 2021 | $37,290 | 7.24% | - |
| 2020 | $34,590 | 6.30% | - |
| 2019 | $32,410 | 6.26% | - |
| 2018 | $30,380 | 1.32% | - |
| 2017 | $29,980 | -11.21% | - |
| 2016 | $33,340 | 8.46% | - |
| 2015 | $30,520 | 0.03% | - |
| 2014 | $30,510 | 4.26% | - |
| 2013 | $29,210 | 7.02% | - |
| 2012 | $27,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,140, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for couriers and messengers in state of New York, following the highest paying city Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary of $41,170). Compared with Nassau-Suffolk, the median annual salary of couriers and messengers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Ithaca | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Kingston | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elmira | |
| Rochester | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Binghamton | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Watertown-Fort Drum | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Glens Falls |