The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service mail carriers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $49,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,800. 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 | $49,800 | 0.00% | -7.33% |
| 2021 | $49,800 | -0.66% | - |
| 2020 | $50,130 | 1.28% | - |
| 2019 | $49,490 | -8.10% | - |
| 2018 | $53,500 | 3.35% | - |
| 2017 | $51,710 | -4.14% | - |
| 2016 | $53,850 | -1.17% | - |
| 2015 | $54,480 | -0.20% | - |
| 2014 | $54,590 | 2.02% | - |
| 2013 | $53,490 | 0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $53,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,800 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford and .1 percent (.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Harrisonburg.