The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service mail carriers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $40,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,790. 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 | $53,790 | 4.95% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | $51,130 | 3.89% | - |
| 2020 | $49,140 | 4.95% | - |
| 2019 | $46,710 | -7.56% | - |
| 2018 | $50,240 | 2.77% | - |
| 2017 | $48,850 | -10.44% | - |
| 2016 | $53,950 | -0.96% | - |
| 2015 | $54,470 | 0.66% | - |
| 2014 | $54,110 | 2.40% | - |
| 2013 | $52,810 | 0.97% | - |
| 2012 | $52,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,790 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 14.8 percent (14.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.