Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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) |
| 333,570 |
0.0 % |
$ 25.57 |
$ 53,180 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Postal Service Mail Carriers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 18.30 |
$ 18.57 |
$ 24.56 |
$ 31.27 |
$ 32.16 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 38,060 |
$ 38,620 |
$ 51,080 |
$ 65,030 |
$ 66,900 |
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:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Postal Service Mail Carriers:
Top paying industries for Postal Service Mail Carriers:
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.
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 |
33,370 |
2.03 |
0.85 |
$ 26.29 |
$ 54,690 |
| Texas |
25,540 |
2.11 |
0.88 |
$ 25.62 |
$ 53,290 |
| New York |
21,800 |
2.51 |
1.05 |
$ 25.57 |
$ 53,180 |
| Florida |
20,240 |
2.40 |
1.00 |
$ 25.72 |
$ 53,490 |
| Illinois |
15,300 |
2.72 |
1.13 |
$ 25.66 |
$ 53,370 |
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) |
| Michigan |
11,860 |
3.02 |
1.26 |
$ 25.46 |
$ 52,950 |
| Mississippi |
3,250 |
3.02 |
1.26 |
$ 25.21 |
$ 52,430 |
| Connecticut |
4,640 |
3.01 |
1.26 |
$ 25.60 |
$ 53,250 |
| Alabama |
5,710 |
3.00 |
1.25 |
$ 25.33 |
$ 52,690 |
| Vermont |
800 |
2.84 |
1.18 |
$ 24.90 |
$ 51,800 |
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 |
33,370 |
2.03 |
0.85 |
$ 26.29 |
$ 54,690 |
| Hawaii |
1,160 |
2.02 |
0.84 |
$ 26.00 |
$ 54,080 |
| Massachusetts |
7,800 |
2.33 |
0.97 |
$ 25.96 |
$ 53,990 |
| Arizona |
5,330 |
1.88 |
0.78 |
$ 25.91 |
$ 53,900 |
| New Jersey |
10,160 |
2.69 |
1.12 |
$ 25.87 |
$ 53,810 |
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 |
22,140 |
2.51 |
1.04 |
$ 25.82 |
$ 53,700 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
11,440 |
1.96 |
0.82 |
$ 26.77 |
$ 55,680 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
10,800 |
2.47 |
1.03 |
$ 25.88 |
$ 53,830 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,050 |
1.96 |
0.82 |
$ 25.84 |
$ 53,750 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,790 |
2.25 |
0.94 |
$ 25.68 |
$ 53,410 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
6,640 |
2.46 |
1.03 |
$ 25.80 |
$ 53,660 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,550 |
2.21 |
0.92 |
$ 25.54 |
$ 53,120 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,830 |
2.21 |
0.92 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,910 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
5,820 |
2.32 |
0.97 |
$ 25.74 |
$ 53,530 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,640 |
2.17 |
0.90 |
$ 26.35 |
$ 54,810 |
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 |
120 |
4.92 |
2.05 |
$ 24.77 |
$ 51,520 |
| Monroe, MI |
170 |
4.73 |
1.97 |
$ 25.27 |
$ 52,560 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
200 |
4.44 |
1.85 |
$ 25.50 |
$ 53,040 |
| Gadsden, AL |
140 |
4.43 |
1.85 |
$ 24.71 |
$ 51,390 |
| Bay City, MI |
130 |
4.29 |
1.79 |
$ 25.33 |
$ 52,690 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
150 |
4.28 |
1.78 |
$ 25.15 |
$ 52,300 |
| Punta Gorda, FL |
190 |
4.17 |
1.74 |
$ 25.37 |
$ 52,760 |
| Jackson, MI |
190 |
4.15 |
1.73 |
$ 25.36 |
$ 52,750 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
210 |
4.11 |
1.72 |
$ 25.30 |
$ 52,620 |
| Flint, MI |
490 |
4.07 |
1.70 |
$ 25.71 |
$ 53,480 |
United States Department of Labor
