Couriers and Messengers salary

The median pay for couriers and messengers in the United States is $39,200 a year. About 68,640 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $31,550
25th percentile: $36,070
Median percentile: $39,200
75th percentile: $45,280
90th percentile: $50,330

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Nevada $46,520
Washington $46,500
Vermont $45,600
District of Columbia $45,210
Oregon $45,170
Colorado $45,140
California $44,970
Minnesota $44,860
Utah $42,840
Massachusetts $42,380
Alaska $41,720
Maine $41,710
Missouri $41,410
New Jersey $40,870
New Hampshire $40,630
Montana $40,080
Pennsylvania $39,700
Connecticut $39,480
Georgia $39,400
Texas $39,260
Maryland $39,140
Illinois $39,100
North Carolina $39,100
Arizona $38,980
Oklahoma $38,910
Delaware $38,760
New York $38,740
Hawaii $38,580
New Mexico $38,570
Iowa $38,460
Kansas $38,370
Ohio $38,320
North Dakota $38,090
Michigan $37,940
Virginia $37,820
Florida $37,740
Indiana $37,270
Arkansas $37,070
Wisconsin $36,910
Rhode Island $36,810
South Carolina $36,710
Idaho $36,110
Kentucky $35,880
Mississippi $35,780
West Virginia $34,890
Alabama $34,820
Nebraska $34,600
Louisiana $33,490
Wyoming $31,680
South Dakota $31,650

By metro area

San Jose, CA $55,680
Seattle, WA $48,510
San Francisco, CA $47,840
Minneapolis, MN $47,160
Modesto, CA $47,020
Las Vegas, NV $46,850
Scranton, PA $46,710
Denver, CO $46,170
Napa, CA $46,060
Rochester, MN $46,000
Bellingham, WA $45,920
Portland, OR $45,650
Washington, DC $44,840
Sacramento, CA $44,760
Fresno, CA $44,370
Austin, TX $44,220
Duluth, MN $44,200
Memphis, TN $44,040
Allentown, PA $43,920
Boston, MA $43,830
Los Angeles, CA $43,760
Eugene, OR $43,740
Akron, OH $43,240
Medford, OR $43,160
Salt Lake City, UT $42,840
Nashville, TN $42,800
St. Louis, MO $42,680
Knoxville, TN $42,610
Fort Collins, CO $42,490
San Diego, CA $42,440
Colorado Springs, CO $42,380
New Haven, CT $42,300
Salem, OR $42,280
Pittsburgh, PA $42,250
Dallas, TX $41,860
Anchorage, AK $41,720
Hartford, CT $41,710
Winchester, VA $41,480
Worcester, MA $41,420
Springfield, MO $41,410
New York, NY $41,140
Chicago, IL $41,130
Madison, WI $41,080
Ogden, UT $41,080
Kansas City, MO $41,050
Kiryas Joel, NY $41,030
Harrisburg, PA $40,980
Oxnard, CA $40,910
Houston, TX $40,370
Philadelphia, PA $40,340
Manchester, NH $40,320
Cincinnati, OH $40,160
Trenton, NJ $40,080
Durham, NC $40,050
Springfield, MA $40,010
Charleston, SC $39,860
San Antonio, TX $39,860
Atlanta, GA $39,720
Kennewick, WA $39,710
Traverse City, MI $39,710
Detroit, MI $39,670
Raleigh, NC $39,650
Santa Maria, CA $39,630
Visalia, CA $39,600
Pueblo, CO $39,590
Albany, GA $39,480
Cleveland, OH $39,410
Blacksburg, VA $39,340
Barnstable Town, MA $39,290
Spartanburg, SC $39,290
York, PA $39,290
Des Moines, IA $39,270
Fort Wayne, IN $39,230
Riverside, CA $39,160
Tulsa, OK $39,160
Baltimore, MD $39,140
Charlotte, NC $39,110
North Port, FL $39,110
Redding, CA $39,110
Phoenix, AZ $39,100
Albuquerque, NM $39,080
Dubuque, IA $39,020
Asheville, NC $38,980
Topeka, KS $38,980
Oklahoma City, OK $38,970
Bridgeport, CT $38,910
Toledo, OH $38,810
Columbus, OH $38,790
Palm Bay, FL $38,780
Cedar Rapids, IA $38,770
Lincoln, NE $38,740
Indianapolis, IN $38,730
Reno, NV $38,730
Charlottesville, VA $38,580
Longview, TX $38,580
Urban Honolulu, HI $38,580
El Paso, TX $38,570
Saginaw, MI $38,550
Gainesville, FL $38,520
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,420
Waterloo, IA $38,410
Bakersfield, CA $38,390
Burlington, NC $38,340
Amarillo, TX $38,280
Richmond, VA $38,270
Boise City, ID $38,260
Lansing, MI $38,200
Little Rock, AR $38,190
Spokane, WA $38,190
Davenport, IA $38,180
Tampa, FL $38,100
Corvallis, OR $37,980
Lubbock, TX $37,930
Salinas, CA $37,920
Peoria, IL $37,850
Naples, FL $37,840
Orlando, FL $37,820
St. Cloud, MN $37,790
Albany, NY $37,680
Savannah, GA $37,670