The annual salary statistics of postal service clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $50,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington 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 $57,220. 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 | $57,220 | 8.11% | 7.22% |
| 2021 | $52,580 | 2.72% | - |
| 2020 | $51,150 | -18.75% | - |
| 2019 | $60,740 | 1.07% | - |
| 2018 | $60,090 | 2.55% | - |
| 2017 | $58,560 | 3.02% | - |
| 2016 | $56,790 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $56,790 | 2.11% | - |
| 2014 | $55,590 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $53,840 | 1.39% | - |
| 2012 | $53,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,220 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for postal service clerks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.