The annual salary statistics of postal service mail carriers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service mail carriers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $33,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service mail carriers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service mail carriers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,180 | -3.72% | -0.57% |
| 2016 | $58,270 | -0.93% | - |
| 2015 | $58,810 | 2.74% | - |
| 2014 | $57,200 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,490 | -0.02% | - |
| 2012 | $56,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,180, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the second highest paying city for postal service mail carriers in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Winchester (median annual salary of $57,620). Compared with Winchester, the median annual salary of postal service mail carriers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| 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 |