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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in Virginia

The median postal service mail carriers in Virginia earns $62,070 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,053 a month.

10th percentile
$42,390
25th percentile
$48,940
Median percentile
$62,070
75th percentile
$79,580
90th percentile
$81,040

Based on 7,900 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

$48,639 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,070
Federal income tax−$5,268
Social Security + Medicare−$4,748
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,414
Monthly take-home$4,053
Every two weeks$1,871

Does it go far here?

$61,392Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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