The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $44,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,620. 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 | $57,620 | 9.82% | 7.24% |
| 2021 | $51,960 | -2.96% | - |
| 2020 | $53,500 | 5.23% | - |
| 2019 | $50,700 | -2.05% | - |
| 2018 | $51,740 | -3.63% | - |
| 2017 | $53,620 | -6.81% | - |
| 2016 | $57,270 | -0.12% | - |
| 2015 | $57,340 | 4.26% | - |
| 2014 | $54,900 | 1.66% | - |
| 2013 | $53,990 | 1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $53,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,620, Cape Girardeau-Jackson is the highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of Missouri, followed by Kansas City (median annual salary $57,430). In comparison, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in Kansas City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Kansas City | |
| St Louis | |
| Joplin | |
| Springfield | |
| St Joseph | |
| Jefferson City | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Columbia | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area |