The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $52,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,460. 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 | $52,460 | 5.17% | -5.72% |
| 2021 | $49,750 | 1.65% | - |
| 2020 | $48,930 | 4.86% | - |
| 2019 | $46,550 | -2.19% | - |
| 2018 | $47,570 | -18.08% | - |
| 2017 | $56,170 | -4.15% | - |
| 2016 | $58,500 | 0.92% | - |
| 2015 | $57,960 | 3.52% | - |
| 2014 | $55,920 | 2.56% | - |
| 2013 | $54,490 | -1.78% | - |
| 2012 | $55,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,460 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Winchester and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Winchester | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Charleston | |
| Morgantown | |
| Beckley | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Wheeling | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Cumberland | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna |