Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 339,650 |
0.0 % |
$25.09 |
$52,180 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$17.79 |
$18.29 |
$24.67 |
$30.97 |
$31.55 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$36,990 |
$38,050 |
$51,310 |
$64,410 |
$65,620 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
33,730 |
1.94 |
0.84 |
$26.18 |
$54,450 |
| Texas |
26,050 |
2.10 |
0.91 |
$24.88 |
$51,760 |
| New York |
22,220 |
2.33 |
1.01 |
$25.32 |
$52,670 |
| Florida |
20,750 |
2.36 |
1.02 |
$25.15 |
$52,320 |
| Illinois |
15,520 |
2.58 |
1.11 |
$25.33 |
$52,680 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
4,810 |
2.89 |
1.25 |
$25.16 |
$52,330 |
| Mississippi |
3,260 |
2.88 |
1.25 |
$24.60 |
$51,170 |
| Alabama |
5,650 |
2.86 |
1.24 |
$24.70 |
$51,370 |
| Michigan |
12,180 |
2.80 |
1.21 |
$24.97 |
$51,930 |
| Missouri |
7,860 |
2.79 |
1.20 |
$24.60 |
$51,180 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
33,730 |
1.94 |
0.84 |
$26.18 |
$54,450 |
| Hawaii |
1,140 |
1.79 |
0.77 |
$26.13 |
$54,360 |
| District of Columbia |
1,000 |
1.38 |
0.60 |
$25.93 |
$53,940 |
| Massachusetts |
7,930 |
2.19 |
0.95 |
$25.71 |
$53,480 |
| New Jersey |
10,280 |
2.51 |
1.09 |
$25.69 |
$53,440 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
22,590 |
2.34 |
1.01 |
$25.68 |
$53,410 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
12,090 |
1.94 |
0.84 |
$26.41 |
$54,920 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
10,950 |
2.34 |
1.01 |
$25.61 |
$53,280 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,140 |
1.95 |
0.84 |
$25.14 |
$52,280 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,140 |
2.25 |
0.97 |
$24.97 |
$51,950 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
6,760 |
2.35 |
1.02 |
$25.58 |
$53,200 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,690 |
2.19 |
0.95 |
$24.87 |
$51,720 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,160 |
2.24 |
0.97 |
$24.49 |
$50,930 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
5,870 |
2.22 |
0.96 |
$25.59 |
$53,230 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,730 |
2.05 |
0.89 |
$26.16 |
$54,410 |
United States Department of Labor
