The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 | $51,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,130. 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 | $51,130 | 5.79% | -3.48% |
| 2021 | $48,170 | 0.71% | - |
| 2020 | $47,830 | 9.78% | - |
| 2019 | $43,150 | -7.81% | - |
| 2018 | $46,520 | -8.30% | - |
| 2017 | $50,380 | -5.02% | - |
| 2016 | $52,910 | 0.53% | - |
| 2015 | $52,630 | -0.53% | - |
| 2012 | $52,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,130 in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 Staunton-Waynesboro is 6.3 percent (6.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford and 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Harrisonburg.