The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $44,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, 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 $55,640. 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 | $55,640 | 5.75% | -1.55% |
| 2021 | $52,440 | 5.87% | - |
| 2020 | $49,360 | 2.03% | - |
| 2019 | $48,360 | 0.81% | - |
| 2018 | $47,970 | -9.78% | - |
| 2017 | $52,660 | -9.89% | - |
| 2016 | $57,870 | -1.62% | - |
| 2015 | $58,810 | 2.74% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,490 | -0.02% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,640 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Tacoma and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.