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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in California

The median postal service mail carriers in California earns $62,090 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,977 a month.

10th percentile
$43,120
25th percentile
$51,130
Median percentile
$62,090
75th percentile
$81,040
90th percentile
$81,040

Based on 32,320 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$47,723 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,090
Federal income tax−$5,271
Social Security + Medicare−$4,750
California income tax (approx.)−$4,346
Monthly take-home$3,977
Every two weeks$1,836

Does it go far here?

$56,078Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All postal service mail carriers salaries · Take-home pay in California