The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of couriers and messengers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $19,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,280 | 4.17% | 34.90% |
| 2021 | $28,060 | 17.21% | - |
| 2020 | $23,230 | 4.99% | - |
| 2019 | $22,070 | 4.44% | - |
| 2018 | $21,090 | 3.37% | - |
| 2017 | $20,380 | 5.69% | - |
| 2016 | $19,220 | -2.76% | - |
| 2015 | $19,750 | -1.06% | - |
| 2014 | $19,960 | 3.06% | - |
| 2013 | $19,350 | 1.50% | - |
| 2012 | $19,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,280 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for couriers and messengers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of couriers and messengers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Brownsville-Harlingen and 39.3 percent (39.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.