The annual salary statistics of postal service clerks in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service clerks in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $39,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service clerks in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,480 | 7.76% | 2.55% |
| 2021 | $50,250 | 2.23% | - |
| 2020 | $49,130 | 6.02% | - |
| 2019 | $46,170 | 1.45% | - |
| 2018 | $45,500 | 6.00% | - |
| 2017 | $42,770 | 4.70% | - |
| 2016 | $40,760 | 2.36% | - |
| 2015 | $39,800 | -37.94% | - |
| 2014 | $54,900 | 3.13% | - |
| 2013 | $53,180 | 0.17% | - |
| 2012 | $53,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,480, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is the lowest paying city for postal service clerks in state of Virginia, following city of Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $58,220). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of postal service clerks in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is about 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that of the highest paying city Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Richmond | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford |