The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers 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 $74,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,700. 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 | $54,700 | 4.13% | -2.12% |
| 2021 | $52,440 | -6.64% | - |
| 2020 | $55,920 | 11.16% | - |
| 2019 | $49,680 | -7.67% | - |
| 2018 | $53,490 | 12.41% | - |
| 2017 | $46,850 | -14.66% | - |
| 2016 | $53,720 | -7.06% | - |
| 2015 | $57,510 | 0.54% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,490 | 1.12% | - |
| 2012 | $55,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,700 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 10.8 percent (10.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood.