Postal Service Mail Carriers in the Muskegon-Norton Shores Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI at a median of $59,640 per year ($28.68/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $60,550, the metro estimate is 2% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 170 postal service mail carriers are employed across the Muskegon-Norton Shores MSA in SOC 43-5052.

The Muskegon-Norton Shores pay distribution spans from $42,390 at the 10th percentile to $81,040 at the 90th, a 1.9× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $44,160 and the 75th at $77,380, so half of Muskegon-Norton Shores-based postal service mail carriers earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide MI estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.