The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of couriers and messengers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $30,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,170 | 10.43% | 19.17% |
| 2021 | $29,710 | -9.42% | - |
| 2020 | $32,510 | 5.75% | - |
| 2019 | $30,640 | -1.17% | - |
| 2018 | $31,000 | 4.10% | - |
| 2017 | $29,730 | 3.90% | - |
| 2016 | $28,570 | 6.44% | - |
| 2014 | $26,730 | -3.18% | - |
| 2013 | $27,580 | 2.79% | - |
| 2012 | $26,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,170 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for couriers and messengers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of couriers and messengers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Bellingham | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Yakima | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area |