The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $43,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, 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 $53,680. 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 | $53,680 | 2.31% | -5.25% |
| 2021 | $52,440 | -6.81% | - |
| 2020 | $56,010 | -6.75% | - |
| 2019 | $59,790 | -3.85% | - |
| 2018 | $62,090 | 3.62% | - |
| 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 the median annual salary of $53,680 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 8.1 percent (8.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Stroudsburg.