The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service mail carriers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $44,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee 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 $55,640. 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 | $55,640 | 5.75% | 2.14% |
| 2021 | $52,440 | 2.59% | - |
| 2020 | $51,080 | 3.09% | - |
| 2019 | $49,500 | -4.53% | - |
| 2018 | $51,740 | -8.62% | - |
| 2017 | $56,200 | -2.83% | - |
| 2016 | $57,790 | -0.03% | - |
| 2015 | $57,810 | 2.59% | - |
| 2014 | $56,310 | 2.66% | - |
| 2013 | $54,810 | 0.66% | - |
| 2012 | $54,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,640, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Jackson (median annual salary of $56,510). Compared with Jackson, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Jackson | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| Morristown | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Johnson City | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Clarksville |