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Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postal Service Mail Carriers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service mail carriers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

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.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$59,840
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$57,620
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$57,200
Glens Falls
$55,640
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$55,640
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$55,640
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$55,150
Rochester
$54,020
Kingston
$53,680
Ithaca
$53,270
Elmira
$53,140
Syracuse
$51,710
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$51,710
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$51,710
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$50,790
Utica-Rome
$49,860
Binghamton
$49,750
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$49,610
Watertown-Fort Drum
$49,420
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$44,820

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.