Postal Service Mail Carriers salary
The median pay for postal service mail carriers in the United States is $60,550 a year. About 328,820 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $42,390
- 25th percentile
- $48,940
- Median percentile
- $60,550
- 75th percentile
- $81,000
- 90th percentile
- $81,040
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
- District of Columbia $64,250
- Rhode Island $63,610
- Arizona $62,390
- California $62,090
- Illinois $62,070
- Maryland $62,070
- Massachusetts $62,070
- Nevada $62,070
- New York $62,070
- Virginia $62,070
- Connecticut $61,130
- Florida $61,130
- New Jersey $61,130
- Ohio $61,130
- South Dakota $60,760
- Texas $60,550
- Minnesota $59,990
- New Hampshire $59,990
- North Carolina $59,990
- Washington $59,990
- Alaska $59,880
- Colorado $59,880
- Delaware $59,880
- Hawaii $59,880
- Indiana $59,880
- Iowa $59,880
- Michigan $59,880
- Missouri $59,880
- Nebraska $59,880
- New Mexico $59,880
- Oklahoma $59,880
- Pennsylvania $59,880
- Utah $59,880
- Wisconsin $59,880
- Wyoming $59,880
- Arkansas $59,700
- Oregon $59,400
- Maine $59,010
- Montana $59,010
- North Dakota $59,010
- Vermont $59,010
- Kentucky $58,910
- Louisiana $58,910
- Tennessee $58,570
- Kansas $58,540
- Idaho $57,820
- Alabama $57,700
- Georgia $57,700
- South Carolina $57,700
- West Virginia $57,700
- Mississippi $57,470
By metro area
- Lawrence, KS $70,530
- Bay City, MI $68,640
- Enid, OK $68,640
- Bozeman, MT $68,060
- Napa, CA $67,140
- Oxnard, CA $66,440
- Iowa City, IA $64,890
- Naples, FL $64,460
- Bloomington, IN $64,250
- Des Moines, IA $64,250
- Los Angeles, CA $64,250
- McAllen, TX $64,250
- Merced, CA $64,250
- Missoula, MT $64,250
- New Orleans, LA $64,250
- Phoenix, AZ $64,250
- Providence, RI $64,250
- Sacramento, CA $64,250
- Salinas, CA $64,250
- San Francisco, CA $64,250
- Toledo, OH $64,250
- Tucson, AZ $64,250
- Victoria, TX $64,250
- Washington, DC $64,250
- Sioux Falls, SD $64,190
- Fargo, ND $63,930
- Chicago, IL $63,750
- Bismarck, ND $63,610
- Stockton, CA $63,610
- Buffalo, NY $63,380
- Fort Smith, AR $63,380
- Kingston, NY $63,380
- Lincoln, NE $63,380
- San Diego, CA $63,380
- Winchester, VA $63,380
- Sebastian, FL $63,170
- Jonesboro, AR $63,140
- Kahului, HI $62,980
- Bloomington, IL $62,960
- Durham, NC $62,960
- Seattle, WA $62,960
- El Paso, TX $62,590
- Youngstown, OH $62,590
- Lansing, MI $62,520
- Blacksburg, VA $62,390
- Albuquerque, NM $62,340
- Rapid City, SD $62,340
- Cape Girardeau, MO $62,330
- Mount Vernon, WA $62,330
- Las Vegas, NV $62,190
- Boston, MA $62,090
- Fayetteville, NC $62,090
- Joplin, MO $62,090
- Kalamazoo, MI $62,090
- Lexington, KY $62,090
- Modesto, CA $62,090
- Ogden, UT $62,090
- Provo, UT $62,090
- Burlington, VT $62,080
- Greensboro, NC $62,080
- Pueblo, CO $62,080
- Yuba City, CA $62,080
- Albany, NY $62,070
- Asheville, NC $62,070
- Baltimore, MD $62,070
- Bremerton, WA $62,070
- Charleston, WV $62,070
- Cincinnati, OH $62,070
- Columbia, MO $62,070
- Columbus, OH $62,070
- Corpus Christi, TX $62,070
- Dallas, TX $62,070
- Dayton, OH $62,070
- Detroit, MI $62,070
- Dubuque, IA $62,070
- Evansville, IN $62,070
- Flint, MI $62,070
- Fort Collins, CO $62,070
- Fort Wayne, IN $62,070
- Fresno, CA $62,070
- Grand Junction, CO $62,070
- Houston, TX $62,070
- Indianapolis, IN $62,070
- Jefferson City, MO $62,070
- Kiryas Joel, NY $62,070
- Lafayette, IN $62,070
- Little Rock, AR $62,070
- Lubbock, TX $62,070
- Manchester, NH $62,070
- Miami, FL $62,070
- New York, NY $62,070
- North Port, FL $62,070
- Omaha, NE $62,070
- Orlando, FL $62,070
- Oshkosh, WI $62,070
- Palm Bay, FL $62,070
- Raleigh, NC $62,070
- Riverside, CA $62,070
- Rochester, NY $62,070
- St. Louis, MO $62,070
- San Jose, CA $62,070
- Santa Cruz, CA $62,070
- Scranton, PA $62,070
- South Bend, IN $62,070
- Syracuse, NY $62,070
- Tampa, FL $62,070
- Trenton, NJ $62,070
- Tulsa, OK $62,070
- Winston, NC $62,070
- Worcester, MA $62,070
- Glens Falls, NY $61,780
- Watertown, NY $61,610
- Ithaca, NY $61,540
- Springfield, OH $61,530
- Erie, PA $61,480
- Minneapolis, MN $61,480
- Philadelphia, PA $61,480
- Oklahoma City, OK $61,410
- Springfield, MA $61,370
- Cheyenne, WY $61,310