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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in Sioux City, IA

The median postal service mail carriers in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD earns $61,130 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,081 a month.

10th percentile
$42,390
25th percentile
$48,940
Median percentile
$61,130
75th percentile
$72,300
90th percentile
$81,040

Based on 170 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

$48,975 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,130
Federal income tax−$5,156
Social Security + Medicare−$4,676
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,323
Monthly take-home$4,081
Every two weeks$1,884

Does it go far here?

$70,708Median pay in Sioux City, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.5 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,002 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sioux City, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$90,230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$82,170
Accountants and Auditors$78,650
Registered Nurses$75,840
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,500
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,540

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