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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.


National estimates for Postal Service Mail Carriers
Industry profile for Postal Service Mail Carriers
Geographic profile for Postal Service Mail Carriers

National estimates for Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
326,760 0.0 % $ 27.04 $ 56,240 0.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 19.06 $ 20.95 $ 26.08 $ 34.30 $ 34.30
Annual Wage (2) $ 39,640 $ 43,580 $ 54,250 $ 71,340 $ 71,340


Industry profile for Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Postal Service Mail Carriers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Postal Service Mail Carriers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 326,760 52.19 $ 27.04 $ 56,240

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 326,760 52.19 $ 27.04 $ 56,240

Top paying industries for Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 326,760 52.19 $ 27.04 $ 56,240


Geographic profile for Postal Service Mail Carriers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Postal Service Mail Carriers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Postal Service Mail Carriers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of postal service mail carriers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Postal Service Mail Carriers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 32,540 1.84 0.83 $ 27.96 $ 58,160
Texas 26,640 2.05 0.93 $ 26.82 $ 55,790
New York 21,210 2.33 1.05 $ 27.43 $ 57,050
Florida 21,110 2.29 1.04 $ 26.80 $ 55,740
Illinois 14,720 2.50 1.13 $ 27.39 $ 56,980


Map of location quotient of postal service mail carriers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Postal Service Mail Carriers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 4,740 2.91 1.31 $ 26.88 $ 55,920
Mississippi 3,230 2.86 1.29 $ 26.08 $ 54,250
Alabama 5,660 2.82 1.28 $ 26.27 $ 54,650
Michigan 11,770 2.77 1.25 $ 26.86 $ 55,860
Louisiana 5,070 2.74 1.24 $ 26.43 $ 54,970


Map of annual mean wages of postal service mail carriers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Postal Service Mail Carriers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 32,540 1.84 0.83 $ 27.96 $ 58,160
Massachusetts 7,530 2.11 0.96 $ 27.82 $ 57,860
Arizona 5,260 1.74 0.79 $ 27.49 $ 57,180
New Jersey 9,990 2.43 1.10 $ 27.48 $ 57,160
New York 21,210 2.33 1.05 $ 27.43 $ 57,050



Map of employment of postal service mail carriers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,640 2.36 1.07 $ 27.72 $ 57,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,260 1.85 0.84 $ 28.35 $ 58,960
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 10,440 2.36 1.07 $ 27.84 $ 57,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,030 1.85 0.84 $ 27.30 $ 56,790
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 7,000 2.29 1.04 $ 26.87 $ 55,900
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,610 2.38 1.08 $ 27.23 $ 56,640
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,440 2.13 0.96 $ 27.72 $ 57,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 6,180 2.36 1.07 $ 27.09 $ 56,350
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 5,740 2.11 0.95 $ 26.65 $ 55,430
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 5,480 2.93 1.33 $ 27.29 $ 56,760


Map of location quotient of postal service mail carriers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sebring, FL 130 4.91 2.22 $ 24.97 $ 51,930
Jacksonville, NC 220 4.47 2.02 $ 26.00 $ 54,070
Gadsden, AL 140 4.44 2.01 $ 26.12 $ 54,320
Danbury, CT 310 4.20 1.90 $ 26.65 $ 55,430
Waterbury, CT 270 4.16 1.88 $ 27.17 $ 56,500
Ocean City, NJ 170 4.14 1.87 $ 25.89 $ 53,860
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 140 3.92 1.78 $ 26.01 $ 54,110
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 210 3.89 1.76 $ 26.54 $ 55,210
Flint, MI 500 3.86 1.75 $ 26.76 $ 55,660
Bay City, MI 130 3.86 1.75 $ 27.35 $ 56,880


Map of annual mean wages of postal service mail carriers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4,460 1.86 0.84 $ 29.20 $ 60,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,530 1.36 0.61 $ 29.08 $ 60,480
Bismarck, ND 110 1.56 0.71 $ 28.73 $ 59,750
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,130 1.54 0.70 $ 28.57 $ 59,430
Trenton, NJ 420 1.75 0.79 $ 28.51 $ 59,300
Napa, CA 150 1.98 0.90 $ 28.37 $ 59,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,260 1.85 0.84 $ 28.35 $ 58,960
Bloomington, IN 200 2.72 1.23 $ 28.28 $ 58,820
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,370 1.99 0.90 $ 28.27 $ 58,790
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 670 2.13 0.97 $ 28.21 $ 58,680

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,320 3.45 1.56 $ 25.80 $ 53,670
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,040 3.95 1.79 $ 25.66 $ 53,380
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 1,000 3.10 1.40 $ 26.36 $ 54,840
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 980 3.59 1.62 $ 26.28 $ 54,670
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 850 3.41 1.54 $ 25.95 $ 53,980

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 600 5.71 2.59 $ 25.56 $ 53,170
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 300 4.82 2.18 $ 25.97 $ 54,010
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 410 4.72 2.13 $ 25.77 $ 53,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 320 4.40 1.99 $ 26.01 $ 54,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 260 4.30 1.95 $ 25.38 $ 52,780

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Postal Service Mail Carriers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 520 2.47 1.12 $ 27.01 $ 56,190
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 100 1.64 0.74 $ 26.94 $ 56,030
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 350 2.72 1.23 $ 26.91 $ 55,970
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 320 2.73 1.24 $ 26.89 $ 55,940
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 400 2.91 1.32 $ 26.85 $ 55,840


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023