43 Series · SOC 43-5052
Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $60,550
- Median / year
- $81,040
- Top 10% earn
- -3.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 328,820
- US workers
Postal Service Mail Carriers earn a median of $60,550 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $60,550, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $42,390 (10th percentile) to $81,040 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 328,820 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($64,250), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Postal Service Mail Carriers earn a median of $60,550, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 49% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #5 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 3.5% by 2033.
- $60,550
- Median annual wage
- Top 51%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #5 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 1.9×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $64,250. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Postal Service Mail Carriers (SOC 43-5052) pays a national median of $60,550 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $42,390 at the 10th percentile to $81,040 at the 90th, with a mean of $62,540 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 328,820 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 514 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -3.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 20,600 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $64,250, which is +6% above the national figure. The top metro is Lawrence, KS at $70,530 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 328,820 jobs Median $60,550/yr
Median Salary
$60,550
per year
Median Hourly
$29.11/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$62,540
average
Employment
328,820
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Postal Service Mail Carriers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$60,550 Bottom 49% higher than 49% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Postal Service Mail Carriers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 43-series occupations with growth data, Postal Service Mail Carriers sits on the slower-growing side at -3.5% growth and $60,550 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-3.5%
Declining
Annual Openings
20,600
per year (projected)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Postal Service Mail Carriers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 3.0
Speaking 3.0
Critical Thinking 3.0
Social Perceptiveness 3.0
Time Management 2.9
Coordination 2.8
Reading Comprehension 2.6
Monitoring 2.6
Service Orientation 2.6
Judgment and Decision Making 2.6
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.3
English Language 3.3
Public Safety and Security 3.2
Sales and Marketing 3.1
Transportation 3.0
Administration and Management 2.9
Production and Processing 2.7
Education and Training 2.6
Administrative 2.5
Mathematics 2.4
Key Tasks
- ▸ Scan labels on letters or parcels to confirm receipt.
- ▸ Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail, collect associated charges, and complete any necessary paperwork.
- ▸ Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes.
- ▸ Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence.
- ▸ Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.
- ▸ Meet schedules for the collection and return of mail.
- ▸ Register, certify, and insure parcels and letters.
- ▸ Sign for cash-on-delivery and registered mail before leaving the post office.
- ▸ Hold mail for customers who are away from delivery locations.
- ▸ Turn in money and receipts collected along mail routes.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$42,390
25th Percentile
$48,940
Median
$60,550
75th Percentile
$81,000
90th Percentile
$81,040
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $63,610 | +5% above national |
| 3 | Arizona | $62,390 | +3% above national |
| 4 | California | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 5 | Illinois | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 6 | Maryland | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 8 | Nevada | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 9 | New York | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 10 | Virginia | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 11 | Connecticut | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 12 | Florida | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 13 | New Jersey | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 14 | Ohio | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 15 | South Dakota | $60,760 | same as national |
| 16 | Texas | $60,550 | same as national |
| 17 | Minnesota | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 19 | North Carolina | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 20 | Washington | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Alaska | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Colorado | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Delaware | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Hawaii | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Indiana | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Iowa | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Michigan | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Missouri | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Nebraska | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 30 | New Mexico | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 33 | Utah | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 35 | Wyoming | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 36 | Arkansas | $59,700 | 1% below national |
| 37 | Oregon | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 38 | Maine | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 39 | Montana | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 40 | North Dakota | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 41 | Vermont | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 42 | Kentucky | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 43 | Louisiana | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 44 | Tennessee | $58,570 | 3% below national |
| 45 | Kansas | $58,540 | 3% below national |
| 46 | Idaho | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 47 | Alabama | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 48 | Georgia | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 49 | South Carolina | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 50 | West Virginia | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $56,080 | 7% below national |
| 54 | Virgin Islands | $55,490 | 8% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence, KS | $70,530 | +16% above national |
| 2 | Bay City, MI | $68,640 | +13% above national |
| 3 | Enid, OK | $68,640 | +13% above national |
| 4 | Bozeman, MT | $68,060 | +12% above national |
| 5 | Napa, CA | $67,140 | +11% above national |
| 6 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $66,440 | +10% above national |
| 7 | Iowa City, IA | $64,890 | +7% above national |
| 8 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $64,460 | +6% above national |
| 9 | Bloomington, IN | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 12 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Merced, CA | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Missoula, MT | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 15 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 16 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 17 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 18 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 19 | Salinas, CA | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 20 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 21 | Toledo, OH | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 22 | Tucson, AZ | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 23 | Victoria, TX | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 24 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 25 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $64,250 | +6% above national |
| 26 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $64,190 | +6% above national |
| 27 | Fargo, ND-MN | $63,930 | +6% above national |
| 28 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $63,750 | +5% above national |
| 29 | Bismarck, ND | $63,610 | +5% above national |
| 30 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $63,610 | +5% above national |
| 31 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 32 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 33 | Kingston, NY | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 34 | Lincoln, NE | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 35 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 36 | Winchester, VA-WV | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 37 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $63,170 | +4% above national |
| 38 | Jonesboro, AR | $63,140 | +4% above national |
| 39 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $62,980 | +4% above national |
| 40 | Bloomington, IL | $62,960 | +4% above national |
| 41 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $62,960 | +4% above national |
| 42 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $62,960 | +4% above national |
| 43 | El Paso, TX | $62,590 | +3% above national |
| 44 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $62,590 | +3% above national |
| 45 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $62,520 | +3% above national |
| 46 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $62,390 | +3% above national |
| 47 | Albuquerque, NM | $62,340 | +3% above national |
| 48 | Rapid City, SD | $62,340 | +3% above national |
| 49 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $62,330 | +3% above national |
| 50 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $62,330 | +3% above national |
| 51 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $62,190 | +3% above national |
| 52 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 53 | Fayetteville, NC | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 54 | Joplin, MO-KS | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 55 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 56 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 57 | Modesto, CA | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 58 | Ogden, UT | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,080 | +3% above national |
| 61 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $62,080 | +3% above national |
| 62 | Pueblo, CO | $62,080 | +3% above national |
| 63 | Yuba City, CA | $62,080 | +3% above national |
| 64 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 65 | Asheville, NC | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 66 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 67 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Charleston, WV | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Columbia, MO | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Columbus, OH | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Corpus Christi, TX | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Dubuque, IA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Evansville, IN | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Flint, MI | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Fort Wayne, IN | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Fresno, CA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Grand Junction, CO | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Jefferson City, MO | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Lubbock, TX | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 92 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 93 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Omaha, NE-IA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Rochester, NY | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 101 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 102 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 105 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Syracuse, NY | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Tulsa, OK | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Winston-Salem, NC | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Worcester, MA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Glens Falls, NY | $61,780 | +2% above national |
| 113 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $61,740 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $61,610 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Ithaca, NY | $61,540 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Springfield, OH | $61,530 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Erie, PA | $61,480 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $61,480 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $61,480 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Oklahoma City, OK | $61,410 | +1% above national |
| 121 | Springfield, MA | $61,370 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Cheyenne, WY | $61,310 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Roanoke, VA | $61,240 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Rochester, MN | $61,240 | +1% above national |
| 125 | St. Cloud, MN | $61,170 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Boulder, CO | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Carson City, NV | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Eau Claire, WI | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Richmond, VA | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Mansfield, OH | $61,070 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Amarillo, TX | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Burlington, NC | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Jacksonville, FL | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $60,880 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $60,880 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Ames, IA | $60,840 | same as national |
| 147 | Kenosha, WI | $60,840 | same as national |
| 148 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $60,840 | same as national |
| 149 | Minot, ND | $60,790 | same as national |
| 150 | Green Bay, WI | $60,780 | same as national |
| 151 | Madison, WI | $60,760 | same as national |
| 152 | Reno, NV | $60,760 | same as national |
| 153 | Appleton, WI | $60,550 | same as national |
| 154 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $60,550 | same as national |
| 155 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $60,550 | same as national |
| 156 | Charlottesville, VA | $60,550 | same as national |
| 157 | Columbus, IN | $60,550 | same as national |
| 158 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $60,550 | same as national |
| 159 | Gainesville, FL | $60,550 | same as national |
| 160 | Gainesville, GA | $60,550 | same as national |
| 161 | Harrisonburg, VA | $60,550 | same as national |
| 162 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $60,550 | same as national |
| 163 | Santa Fe, NM | $60,550 | same as national |
| 164 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $60,550 | same as national |
| 165 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $60,550 | same as national |
| 166 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $60,440 | same as national |
| 167 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $60,270 | same as national |
| 168 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $60,270 | same as national |
| 169 | Terre Haute, IN | $60,270 | same as national |
| 170 | Cleveland, OH | $60,260 | same as national |
| 171 | Boise City, ID | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Midland, MI | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Monroe, MI | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 177 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Tallahassee, FL | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $59,940 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Akron, OH | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Albany, OR | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Anchorage, AK | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Binghamton, NY | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Birmingham, AL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Casper, WY | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Colorado Springs, CO | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Decatur, IL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Idaho Falls, ID | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Kokomo, IN | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Lancaster, PA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Midland, TX | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Muncie, IN | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Owensboro, KY | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Paducah, KY-IL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Peoria, IL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 207 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 209 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 210 | Saginaw, MI | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 211 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Salem, OR | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Savannah, GA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 215 | Springfield, IL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 216 | Utica-Rome, NY | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 217 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 218 | Wausau, WI | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 219 | Wichita, KS | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 220 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 221 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 222 | Lynchburg, VA | $59,700 | 1% below national |
| 223 | Duluth, MN-WI | $59,640 | 2% below national |
| 224 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $59,640 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $59,560 | 2% below national |
| 226 | Battle Creek, MI | $59,510 | 2% below national |
| 227 | Pocatello, ID | $59,450 | 2% below national |
| 228 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Gettysburg, PA | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 230 | Greenville, NC | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 231 | Hot Springs, AR | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Reading, PA | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 233 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 234 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $59,350 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Chambersburg, PA | $59,170 | 2% below national |
| 236 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $59,160 | 2% below national |
| 237 | Baton Rouge, LA | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 238 | Decatur, AL | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 239 | Dothan, AL | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 240 | Hammond, LA | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 241 | Jackson, MS | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 242 | Jackson, TN | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 243 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 244 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 245 | Medford, OR | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 246 | Rockford, IL | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 247 | Spartanburg, SC | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 248 | Tyler, TX | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 249 | Vallejo, CA | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 250 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 251 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 252 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 253 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 254 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 255 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 256 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 257 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 258 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 259 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $58,960 | 3% below national |
| 260 | Corvallis, OR | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 261 | Knoxville, TN | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 262 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 263 | Pittsfield, MA | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 264 | Salisbury, MD | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 265 | Sandusky, OH | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 266 | Walla Walla, WA | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 267 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 268 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 269 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 270 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $58,710 | 3% below national |
| 271 | Johnson City, TN | $58,710 | 3% below national |
| 272 | Springfield, MO | $58,710 | 3% below national |
| 273 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $58,710 | 3% below national |
| 274 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $58,690 | 3% below national |
| 275 | York-Hanover, PA | $58,570 | 3% below national |
| 276 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $58,570 | 3% below national |
| 277 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,540 | 3% below national |
| 278 | Greeley, CO | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 279 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 280 | Lake Charles, LA | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 281 | Traverse City, MI | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 282 | Vineland, NJ | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 283 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 284 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 285 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 286 | Bend, OR | $58,420 | 4% below national |
| 287 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $58,410 | 4% below national |
| 288 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $58,360 | 4% below national |
| 289 | Great Falls, MT | $58,300 | 4% below national |
| 290 | Morgantown, WV | $58,270 | 4% below national |
| 291 | Lexington Park, MD | $58,240 | 4% below national |
| 292 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $58,170 | 4% below national |
| 293 | Williamsport, PA | $58,100 | 4% below national |
| 294 | Abilene, TX | $57,970 | 4% below national |
| 295 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,970 | 4% below national |
| 296 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,940 | 4% below national |
| 297 | Chico, CA | $57,910 | 4% below national |
| 298 | Elizabethtown, KY | $57,910 | 4% below national |
| 299 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,910 | 4% below national |
| 300 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $57,900 | 4% below national |
| 301 | Barnstable Town, MA | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 302 | Billings, MT | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 303 | Laredo, TX | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 304 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 305 | Topeka, KS | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 306 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 307 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 308 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 309 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $57,800 | 5% below national |
| 310 | State College, PA | $57,760 | 5% below national |
| 311 | Altoona, PA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 312 | Ann Arbor, MI | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 313 | Bangor, ME | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 314 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 315 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 316 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 317 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 318 | Farmington, NM | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 319 | Fond du Lac, WI | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 320 | Grants Pass, OR | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 321 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 322 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 323 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 324 | Helena, MT | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 325 | Jackson, MI | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 326 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 327 | Johnstown, PA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 328 | Lafayette, LA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 329 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 330 | Lebanon, PA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 331 | Lima, OH | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 332 | Longview, TX | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 333 | Manhattan, KS | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 334 | Mankato, MN | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 335 | Mobile, AL | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 336 | Monroe, LA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 337 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 338 | Punta Gorda, FL | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 339 | Redding, CA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 340 | Rome, GA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 341 | Sheboygan, WI | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 342 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 343 | Wichita Falls, TX | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 344 | Wilmington, NC | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 345 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 346 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 347 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 348 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 349 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 350 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 351 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 352 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 353 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 354 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 355 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 356 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 357 | Dover, DE | $57,580 | 5% below national |
| 358 | Bellingham, WA | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 359 | Elmira, NY | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 360 | Flagstaff, AZ | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 361 | Florence, SC | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 362 | Goldsboro, NC | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 363 | Huntsville, AL | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 364 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 365 | Morristown, TN | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 366 | Yakima, WA | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 367 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 368 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 369 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 370 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 371 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 372 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 373 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 374 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 375 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 376 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 377 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 378 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 379 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 380 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 381 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 382 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 383 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 384 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 385 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $57,340 | 5% below national |
| 386 | Niles, MI | $57,280 | 5% below national |
| 387 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $57,250 | 5% below national |
| 388 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $57,250 | 5% below national |
| 389 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $57,250 | 5% below national |
| 390 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $57,200 | 6% below national |
| 391 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $57,200 | 6% below national |
| 392 | Beckley, WV | $57,180 | 6% below national |
| 393 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $57,120 | 6% below national |
| 394 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $57,060 | 6% below national |
| 395 | Hattiesburg, MS | $57,060 | 6% below national |
| 396 | Kankakee, IL | $57,030 | 6% below national |
| 397 | Visalia, CA | $57,030 | 6% below national |
| 398 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $57,030 | 6% below national |
| 399 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $57,030 | 6% below national |
| 400 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $57,030 | 6% below national |
| 401 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $57,020 | 6% below national |
| 402 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $56,850 | 6% below national |
| 403 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $56,850 | 6% below national |
| 404 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $56,820 | 6% below national |
| 405 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $56,750 | 6% below national |
| 406 | Alexandria, LA | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 407 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 408 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 409 | Jacksonville, NC | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 410 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 411 | Odessa, TX | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 412 | San Angelo, TX | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 413 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 414 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $56,450 | 7% below national |
| 415 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $56,450 | 7% below national |
| 416 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $56,450 | 7% below national |
| 417 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $56,430 | 7% below national |
| 418 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $56,300 | 7% below national |
| 419 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $56,300 | 7% below national |
| 420 | Waco, TX | $56,300 | 7% below national |
| 421 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $56,190 | 7% below national |
| 422 | Albany, GA | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 423 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 424 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 425 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 426 | Bowling Green, KY | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 427 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 428 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 429 | El Centro, CA | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 430 | Gadsden, AL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 431 | Las Cruces, NM | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 432 | Montgomery, AL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 433 | Ocala, FL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 434 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 435 | Twin Falls, ID | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 436 | Valdosta, GA | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 437 | Warner Robins, GA | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 438 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 439 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 440 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 441 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 442 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 443 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 444 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 445 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 446 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 447 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 448 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 449 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $55,810 | 8% below national |
| 450 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $55,730 | 8% below national |
| 451 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $55,730 | 8% below national |
| 452 | Logan, UT-ID | $55,710 | 8% below national |
| 453 | Rocky Mount, NC | $55,710 | 8% below national |
| 454 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $55,710 | 8% below national |
| 455 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $55,680 | 8% below national |
| 456 | Columbia, SC | $55,610 | 8% below national |
| 457 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $55,610 | 8% below national |
| 458 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $55,610 | 8% below national |
| 459 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $55,540 | 8% below national |
| 460 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $55,540 | 8% below national |
| 461 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $55,540 | 8% below national |
| 462 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $55,540 | 8% below national |
| 463 | Cleveland, TN | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 464 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 465 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 466 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 467 | Grand Island, NE | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 468 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 469 | Lawton, OK | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 470 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 471 | Sebring, FL | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 472 | Yuma, AZ | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 473 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 474 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 475 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 476 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 477 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 478 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 479 | Dalton, GA | $55,450 | 8% below national |
| 480 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $55,020 | 9% below national |
| 481 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $55,020 | 9% below national |
| 482 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $54,960 | 9% below national |
| 483 | St. George, UT | $54,960 | 9% below national |
| 484 | Columbus, GA-AL | $54,430 | 10% below national |
| 485 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $54,430 | 10% below national |
| 486 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $54,430 | 10% below national |
| 487 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $54,430 | 10% below national |
| 488 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $54,430 | 10% below national |
| 489 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $54,430 | 10% below national |
| 490 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $54,430 | 10% below national |
| 491 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $54,430 | 10% below national |
| 492 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $54,330 | 10% below national |
| 493 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $54,190 | 11% below national |
| 494 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $54,060 | 11% below national |
| 495 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $54,060 | 11% below national |
| 496 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $54,060 | 11% below national |
| 497 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $54,060 | 11% below national |
| 498 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $54,010 | 11% below national |
| 499 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $54,010 | 11% below national |
| 500 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $53,390 | 12% below national |
| 501 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $53,310 | 12% below national |
| 502 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $53,310 | 12% below national |
| 503 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $53,310 | 12% below national |
| 504 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $53,300 | 12% below national |
| 505 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $53,290 | 12% below national |
| 506 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $53,290 | 12% below national |
| 507 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $52,920 | 13% below national |
| 508 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $52,900 | 13% below national |
| 509 | Sumter, SC | $52,520 | 13% below national |
| 510 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $52,520 | 13% below national |
| 511 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $52,340 | 14% below national |
| 512 | Hinesville, GA | $52,180 | 14% below national |
| 513 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $51,130 | 16% below national |
| 514 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,940 | 19% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Postal Service Mail Carriers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Postal Service Mail Carriers is $60,550 ($29.11/hour). The salary range spans from $42,390 at the 10th percentile to $81,040 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Postal Service Mail Carriers the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Postal Service Mail Carriers at $64,250/year, which is +6% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Postal Service Mail Carriers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Postal Service Mail Carriers is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Postal Service Mail Carriers? ▼
Postal Service Mail Carriers has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1 per 100 workers.
Is Postal Service Mail Carriers a good career? ▼
Employment for Postal Service Mail Carriers is projected to decline 3.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 20,600 openings are projected each year.
How does Postal Service Mail Carriers pay vary by state? ▼
Postal Service Mail Carriers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $64,250/year, while West Virginia pays the least at $57,700/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Postal Service Mail Carriers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Postal Service Mail Carriers is Lawrence, KS at $70,530/year. BLS reports wage data for 514 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Postal Service Mail Carriers pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $81,000/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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