The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Kankakee-Bradley 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 | $51,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois 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 $51,300. 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 | $51,300 | 8.62% | -6.30% |
| 2021 | $46,880 | -0.58% | - |
| 2020 | $47,150 | 1.34% | - |
| 2019 | $46,520 | 0.00% | - |
| 2018 | $46,520 | 2.19% | - |
| 2017 | $45,500 | -5.52% | - |
| 2016 | $48,010 | -0.94% | - |
| 2015 | $48,460 | -15.15% | - |
| 2014 | $55,800 | 1.83% | - |
| 2013 | $54,780 | 0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $54,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,300 in Kankakee-Bradley is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Kankakee-Bradley is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.