The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service mail carriers 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 | $39,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers 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 $71,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,460. 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 | $48,460 | 6.73% | -16.59% |
| 2021 | $45,200 | -0.33% | - |
| 2020 | $45,350 | 0.93% | - |
| 2019 | $44,930 | 0.09% | - |
| 2018 | $44,890 | -21.30% | - |
| 2017 | $54,450 | -9.90% | - |
| 2016 | $59,840 | 0.92% | - |
| 2015 | $59,290 | 3.53% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.22% | - |
| 2013 | $56,500 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,460 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Tacoma and 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.