The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service mail carriers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $44,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania 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 $54,020. 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 | $54,020 | -0.43% | -4.59% |
| 2021 | $54,250 | 6.51% | - |
| 2020 | $50,720 | -5.50% | - |
| 2019 | $53,510 | -2.78% | - |
| 2018 | $55,000 | -2.36% | - |
| 2017 | $56,300 | -3.89% | - |
| 2016 | $58,490 | -0.63% | - |
| 2015 | $58,860 | 2.82% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,490 | -0.02% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,020 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Stroudsburg.