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
- +5.3%
- 2024→2025
- $81,040
- Top 10% earn
- -3.5%
- Growth '24–'34
- 328,820
- Estimated US jobs
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 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($64,250).
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 2034.
- $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.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Postal Service Mail Carriers moved from $51,310 in May 2019 to $60,550 in May 2025 (+18.0%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Postal Service Mail Carriers sits -6.4 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Postal Service Mail Carriers (SOC 43-5052) has a national median of $60,550 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $42,390 to $81,040, and the published mean is $62,540. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 328,820 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 514 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $57,490 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $60,550 in May 2025, a rise of $3,060 (+5.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -3.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 20,600 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as short-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Office and Administrative Support Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
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 highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Lawrence, KS at $70,530. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
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.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 (this entry) | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$60,550 · 49th percentile of 825 US occupations
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).
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- Customer Service Rep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.5%, Median annual wage $44770
- Office Clerks, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.7%, Median annual wage $45010
- Secretaries and Admi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $47540
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.3%, Median annual wage $69500
- Bookkeeping, Account…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $50670
- Medical Secretaries …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.2%, Median annual wage $45930
- Shipping, Receiving,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.7%, Median annual wage $45260
- Executive Secretarie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $76590
- Billing and Posting …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.4%, Median annual wage $48500
- Production, Planning…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $59650
- Tellers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -12.9%, Median annual wage $43030
- Postal Service Mail …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.5%, Median annual wage $60550
- Hotel, Motel, and Re…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $35070
- Insurance Claims and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.7%, Median annual wage $49230
- Dispatchers, Except …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.9%, Median annual wage $50340
- Office and Administr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.8%, Median annual wage $45670
- Court, Municipal, an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $48700
- Loan Interviewers an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.3%, Median annual wage $50020
- Bill and Account Col…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.5%, Median annual wage $47030
- Legal Secretaries an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $55570
- Eligibility Intervie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $54210
- Payroll and Timekeep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -16.7%, Median annual wage $58260
- Interviewers, Except…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -11.6%, Median annual wage $45920
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)
Employment Change
-11,300
319,400 (2024) → 308,100 (2034)
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 →Office and Administrative Support Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
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
Knowledge Areas
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
Postal Service Mail Carriers pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $58,280 |
| 2016 | $58,110 |
| 2017 | $57,000 |
| 2018 | $55,210 |
| 2019 | $51,310 |
| 2020 | $51,080 |
| 2021 | $52,440 |
| 2022 | $54,250 |
| 2023 | $56,330 |
| 2024 | $57,490 |
| 2025 | $60,550 |
2015 median
$58,280
2025 median
$60,550
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$9,240 (+18%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+2.8%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $58,280 | First banked release | 315,950 |
| May 2016 | $58,110 | -0.3% | 328,950 |
| May 2017 | $57,000 | -1.9% | 336,900 |
| May 2018 | $55,210 | -3.1% | 342,410 |
| May 2019 | $51,310 | Classification break | 339,650 |
| May 2020 | $51,080 | -0.4% | 333,570 |
| May 2021 | $52,440 | +2.7% | 335,540 |
| May 2022 | $54,250 | +3.5% | 326,760 |
| May 2023 | $56,330 | +3.8% | 331,600 |
| May 2024 | $57,490 | +2.1% | 336,040 |
| May 2025 | $60,550 | +5.3% | 328,820 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $58,280 in May 2015 to $60,550 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +2.8% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 339,650 in May 2019 to 328,820 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
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 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $64,190 | +6% above national |
| 26 | Fargo, ND-MN | $63,930 | +6% above national |
| 27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $63,750 | +5% above national |
| 28 | Bismarck, ND | $63,610 | +5% above national |
| 29 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $63,610 | +5% above national |
| 30 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 31 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 32 | Kingston, NY | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 33 | Lincoln, NE | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 34 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 35 | Winchester, VA-WV | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 36 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $63,170 | +4% above national |
| 37 | Jonesboro, AR | $63,140 | +4% above national |
| 38 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $62,980 | +4% above national |
| 39 | Bloomington, IL | $62,960 | +4% above national |
| 40 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $62,960 | +4% above national |
| 41 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $62,960 | +4% above national |
| 42 | El Paso, TX | $62,590 | +3% above national |
| 43 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $62,590 | +3% above national |
| 44 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $62,520 | +3% above national |
| 45 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $62,390 | +3% above national |
| 46 | Albuquerque, NM | $62,340 | +3% above national |
| 47 | Rapid City, SD | $62,340 | +3% above national |
| 48 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $62,330 | +3% above national |
| 49 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $62,330 | +3% above national |
| 50 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $62,190 | +3% above national |
| 51 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 52 | Fayetteville, NC | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 53 | Joplin, MO-KS | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 54 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 55 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 56 | Modesto, CA | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 57 | Ogden, UT | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 58 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $62,090 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,080 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $62,080 | +3% above national |
| 61 | Pueblo, CO | $62,080 | +3% above national |
| 62 | Yuba City, CA | $62,080 | +3% above national |
| 63 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 64 | Asheville, NC | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 65 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 66 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 67 | Charleston, WV | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Columbia, MO | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Columbus, OH | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Corpus Christi, TX | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Dubuque, IA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Evansville, IN | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Flint, MI | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Fort Wayne, IN | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Fresno, CA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Grand Junction, CO | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Jefferson City, MO | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Lubbock, TX | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 91 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 92 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Omaha, NE-IA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Rochester, NY | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 100 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 101 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 104 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Syracuse, NY | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Tulsa, OK | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Winston-Salem, NC | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Worcester, MA | $62,070 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Glens Falls, NY | $61,780 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $61,610 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Ithaca, NY | $61,540 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Springfield, OH | $61,530 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Erie, PA | $61,480 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $61,480 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $61,480 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Oklahoma City, OK | $61,410 | +1% above national |
| 119 | Springfield, MA | $61,370 | +1% above national |
| 120 | Cheyenne, WY | $61,310 | +1% above national |
| 121 | Roanoke, VA | $61,240 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Rochester, MN | $61,240 | +1% above national |
| 123 | St. Cloud, MN | $61,170 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Boulder, CO | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Carson City, NV | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Eau Claire, WI | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Richmond, VA | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $61,130 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Mansfield, OH | $61,070 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Amarillo, TX | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Burlington, NC | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Jacksonville, FL | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $61,010 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $60,880 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $60,880 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Ames, IA | $60,840 | same as national |
| 145 | Kenosha, WI | $60,840 | same as national |
| 146 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $60,840 | same as national |
| 147 | Minot, ND | $60,790 | same as national |
| 148 | Green Bay, WI | $60,780 | same as national |
| 149 | Madison, WI | $60,760 | same as national |
| 150 | Reno, NV | $60,760 | same as national |
| 151 | Appleton, WI | $60,550 | same as national |
| 152 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $60,550 | same as national |
| 153 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $60,550 | same as national |
| 154 | Charlottesville, VA | $60,550 | same as national |
| 155 | Columbus, IN | $60,550 | same as national |
| 156 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $60,550 | same as national |
| 157 | Gainesville, FL | $60,550 | same as national |
| 158 | Gainesville, GA | $60,550 | same as national |
| 159 | Harrisonburg, VA | $60,550 | same as national |
| 160 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $60,550 | same as national |
| 161 | Santa Fe, NM | $60,550 | same as national |
| 162 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $60,550 | same as national |
| 163 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $60,550 | same as national |
| 164 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $60,440 | same as national |
| 165 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $60,270 | same as national |
| 166 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $60,270 | same as national |
| 167 | Terre Haute, IN | $60,270 | same as national |
| 168 | Cleveland, OH | $60,260 | same as national |
| 169 | Boise City, ID | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 170 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 171 | Midland, MI | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Monroe, MI | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 175 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Tallahassee, FL | $59,990 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Akron, OH | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Albany, OR | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Anchorage, AK | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Binghamton, NY | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Birmingham, AL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Casper, WY | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Colorado Springs, CO | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Decatur, IL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Idaho Falls, ID | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Kokomo, IN | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Lancaster, PA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Midland, TX | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Muncie, IN | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Owensboro, KY | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Paducah, KY-IL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Peoria, IL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Saginaw, MI | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 207 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Salem, OR | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 209 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 210 | Savannah, GA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 211 | Springfield, IL | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Utica-Rome, NY | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Wausau, WI | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 215 | Wichita, KS | $59,880 | 1% below national |
| 216 | Lynchburg, VA | $59,700 | 1% below national |
| 217 | Duluth, MN-WI | $59,640 | 2% below national |
| 218 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $59,640 | 2% below national |
| 219 | Battle Creek, MI | $59,510 | 2% below national |
| 220 | Pocatello, ID | $59,450 | 2% below national |
| 221 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 222 | Gettysburg, PA | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 223 | Greenville, NC | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 224 | Hot Springs, AR | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Reading, PA | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 226 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $59,400 | 2% below national |
| 227 | Chambersburg, PA | $59,170 | 2% below national |
| 228 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $59,160 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Baton Rouge, LA | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 230 | Decatur, AL | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 231 | Dothan, AL | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 232 | Hammond, LA | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 233 | Jackson, MS | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 234 | Jackson, TN | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 235 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 236 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 237 | Medford, OR | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 238 | Rockford, IL | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 239 | Spartanburg, SC | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 240 | Tyler, TX | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 241 | Vallejo, CA | $59,010 | 3% below national |
| 242 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $58,960 | 3% below national |
| 243 | Corvallis, OR | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 244 | Knoxville, TN | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 245 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 246 | Pittsfield, MA | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 247 | Salisbury, MD | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 248 | Sandusky, OH | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 249 | Walla Walla, WA | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 250 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $58,910 | 3% below national |
| 251 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $58,710 | 3% below national |
| 252 | Johnson City, TN | $58,710 | 3% below national |
| 253 | Springfield, MO | $58,710 | 3% below national |
| 254 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $58,710 | 3% below national |
| 255 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $58,690 | 3% below national |
| 256 | York-Hanover, PA | $58,570 | 3% below national |
| 257 | Greeley, CO | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 258 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 259 | Lake Charles, LA | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 260 | Traverse City, MI | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 261 | Vineland, NJ | $58,510 | 3% below national |
| 262 | Bend, OR | $58,420 | 4% below national |
| 263 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $58,410 | 4% below national |
| 264 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $58,360 | 4% below national |
| 265 | Great Falls, MT | $58,300 | 4% below national |
| 266 | Morgantown, WV | $58,270 | 4% below national |
| 267 | Lexington Park, MD | $58,240 | 4% below national |
| 268 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $58,170 | 4% below national |
| 269 | Williamsport, PA | $58,100 | 4% below national |
| 270 | Abilene, TX | $57,970 | 4% below national |
| 271 | Chico, CA | $57,910 | 4% below national |
| 272 | Elizabethtown, KY | $57,910 | 4% below national |
| 273 | Barnstable Town, MA | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 274 | Billings, MT | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 275 | Laredo, TX | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 276 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 277 | Topeka, KS | $57,820 | 5% below national |
| 278 | State College, PA | $57,760 | 5% below national |
| 279 | Altoona, PA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 280 | Ann Arbor, MI | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 281 | Bangor, ME | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 282 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 283 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 284 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 285 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Farmington, NM | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 287 | Fond du Lac, WI | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 288 | Grants Pass, OR | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 289 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 290 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 291 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 292 | Helena, MT | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 293 | Jackson, MI | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 294 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 295 | Johnstown, PA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 296 | Lafayette, LA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 297 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 298 | Lebanon, PA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 299 | Lima, OH | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 300 | Longview, TX | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 301 | Manhattan, KS | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 302 | Mankato, MN | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 303 | Mobile, AL | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 304 | Monroe, LA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 305 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 306 | Punta Gorda, FL | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 307 | Redding, CA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 308 | Rome, GA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 309 | Sheboygan, WI | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 310 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 311 | Wichita Falls, TX | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 312 | Wilmington, NC | $57,700 | 5% below national |
| 313 | Dover, DE | $57,580 | 5% below national |
| 314 | Bellingham, WA | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 315 | Elmira, NY | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 316 | Flagstaff, AZ | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 317 | Florence, SC | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 318 | Goldsboro, NC | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 319 | Huntsville, AL | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 320 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 321 | Morristown, TN | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 322 | Yakima, WA | $57,470 | 5% below national |
| 323 | Niles, MI | $57,280 | 5% below national |
| 324 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $57,250 | 5% below national |
| 325 | Beckley, WV | $57,180 | 6% below national |
| 326 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $57,060 | 6% below national |
| 327 | Hattiesburg, MS | $57,060 | 6% below national |
| 328 | Kankakee, IL | $57,030 | 6% below national |
| 329 | Visalia, CA | $57,030 | 6% below national |
| 330 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $56,750 | 6% below national |
| 331 | Alexandria, LA | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 332 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 333 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 334 | Jacksonville, NC | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 335 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 336 | Odessa, TX | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 337 | San Angelo, TX | $56,660 | 6% below national |
| 338 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $56,300 | 7% below national |
| 339 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $56,300 | 7% below national |
| 340 | Waco, TX | $56,300 | 7% below national |
| 341 | Albany, GA | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 342 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 343 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 344 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 345 | Bowling Green, KY | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 346 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 347 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 348 | El Centro, CA | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 349 | Gadsden, AL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 350 | Las Cruces, NM | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 351 | Montgomery, AL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 352 | Ocala, FL | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 353 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 354 | Twin Falls, ID | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 355 | Valdosta, GA | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 356 | Warner Robins, GA | $55,930 | 8% below national |
| 357 | Logan, UT-ID | $55,710 | 8% below national |
| 358 | Rocky Mount, NC | $55,710 | 8% below national |
| 359 | Columbia, SC | $55,610 | 8% below national |
| 360 | Cleveland, TN | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 361 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 362 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 363 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 364 | Grand Island, NE | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 365 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 366 | Lawton, OK | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 367 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 368 | Sebring, FL | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 369 | Yuma, AZ | $55,490 | 8% below national |
| 370 | Dalton, GA | $55,450 | 8% below national |
| 371 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $55,020 | 9% below national |
| 372 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $54,960 | 9% below national |
| 373 | St. George, UT | $54,960 | 9% below national |
| 374 | Columbus, GA-AL | $54,430 | 10% below national |
| 375 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $54,430 | 10% below national |
| 376 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $54,060 | 11% below national |
| 377 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $53,310 | 12% below national |
| 378 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $53,310 | 12% below national |
| 379 | Sumter, SC | $52,520 | 13% below national |
| 380 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $52,340 | 14% below national |
| 381 | Hinesville, GA | $52,180 | 14% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 43 (Office and Administrative Support Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Bill and Account Collectors
SOC 43-3011
Billing and Posting Clerks
SOC 43-3021
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC 43-3031
Brokerage Clerks
SOC 43-4011
Cargo and Freight Agents
SOC 43-5011
Showing 5 of 53 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Office and Administrative Support Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($60,550 here) and reported employment (328,820 jobs here).
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Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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