The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers 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 | $39,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers 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 $71,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,620. 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 | $57,620 | 5.78% | 1.94% |
| 2021 | $54,290 | -5.49% | - |
| 2020 | $57,270 | -10.69% | - |
| 2019 | $63,390 | 1.44% | - |
| 2018 | $62,480 | 4.23% | - |
| 2017 | $59,840 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $59,840 | 0.94% | - |
| 2015 | $59,280 | 3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.22% | - |
| 2013 | $56,500 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,620, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of New York, following the highest paying city Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary of $59,840). Compared with Nassau-Suffolk, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower.