The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $49,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia 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 $49,340. 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 | $49,340 | 4.99% | -8.65% |
| 2021 | $46,880 | -3.58% | - |
| 2020 | $48,560 | -6.55% | - |
| 2019 | $51,740 | 6.75% | - |
| 2018 | $48,250 | 6.13% | - |
| 2017 | $45,290 | -13.56% | - |
| 2016 | $51,430 | -7.25% | - |
| 2015 | $55,160 | 3.97% | - |
| 2014 | $52,970 | 2.59% | - |
| 2013 | $51,600 | -3.90% | - |
| 2012 | $53,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,340, Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is the lowest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of West Virginia, following city of Winchester (median annual salary of $57,620). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is about 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower than that of the highest paying city Winchester.
| 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 |