The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postal service mail carriers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $40,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, 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 $52,660. 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 | $52,660 | 7.06% | -5.47% |
| 2021 | $48,940 | 0.90% | - |
| 2020 | $48,500 | -1.48% | - |
| 2019 | $49,220 | -15.77% | - |
| 2018 | $56,980 | 4.84% | - |
| 2017 | $54,220 | -5.64% | - |
| 2016 | $57,280 | -0.94% | - |
| 2015 | $57,820 | 3.72% | - |
| 2014 | $55,670 | 2.34% | - |
| 2013 | $54,370 | -2.15% | - |
| 2012 | $55,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,660 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Tacoma and 14.9 percent (14.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.