The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $46,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,340. 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 | 7.03% | -0.18% |
| 2021 | $51,730 | 5.41% | - |
| 2020 | $48,930 | -1.53% | - |
| 2019 | $49,680 | -7.71% | - |
| 2018 | $53,510 | -2.65% | - |
| 2017 | $54,930 | -4.64% | - |
| 2016 | $57,480 | -0.10% | - |
| 2015 | $57,540 | 1.22% | - |
| 2014 | $56,840 | 1.48% | - |
| 2013 | $56,000 | 0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $55,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,640 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.