The annual salary statistics of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $22,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,860 | 13.37% | 24.64% |
| 2020 | $30,200 | 7.91% | - |
| 2019 | $27,810 | -7.26% | - |
| 2018 | $29,830 | 28.16% | - |
| 2017 | $21,430 | -1.77% | - |
| 2016 | $21,810 | -3.12% | - |
| 2015 | $22,490 | -8.67% | - |
| 2014 | $24,440 | 0.74% | - |
| 2013 | $24,260 | -8.29% | - |
| 2012 | $26,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,860, Brownsville-Harlingen is the second highest paying city for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $35,780). Compared with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Brownsville-Harlingen is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.