The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postal service mail carriers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $54,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,690. 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 | $54,690 | -2.41% | 6.25% |
| 2021 | $56,010 | -3.18% | - |
| 2020 | $57,790 | 3.82% | - |
| 2019 | $55,580 | 2.81% | - |
| 2018 | $54,020 | 0.76% | - |
| 2017 | $53,610 | -2.78% | - |
| 2016 | $55,100 | -0.85% | - |
| 2015 | $55,570 | 1.62% | - |
| 2014 | $54,670 | 2.25% | - |
| 2013 | $53,440 | 4.06% | - |
| 2012 | $51,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,690 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for postal service mail carriers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.