The annual salary statistics of postal service clerks in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service clerks in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $39,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service clerks in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,220 | 8.54% | 8.79% |
| 2021 | $53,250 | 2.10% | - |
| 2020 | $52,130 | -16.52% | - |
| 2019 | $60,740 | 1.05% | - |
| 2018 | $60,100 | 2.56% | - |
| 2017 | $58,560 | 3.02% | - |
| 2016 | $56,790 | -0.02% | - |
| 2015 | $56,800 | 2.13% | - |
| 2014 | $55,590 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $53,840 | 1.37% | - |
| 2012 | $53,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,220 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for postal service clerks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service clerks in Augusta-Richmond County is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence and 25.9 percent (25.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.