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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
11-9131 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.
National estimates for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Industry profile for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Geographic profile for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
National estimates for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 12,750 |
0.0 % |
$ 39.34 |
$ 81,820 |
0.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 33.16 |
$ 35.59 |
$ 38.58 |
$ 43.08 |
$ 47.41 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 68,970 |
$ 74,030 |
$ 80,250 |
$ 89,610 |
$ 98,610 |
Industry profile for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
Top paying industries for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
Geographic profile for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
770 |
0.09 |
0.99 |
$ 40.23 |
$ 83,680 |
| Texas |
760 |
0.06 |
0.69 |
$ 40.16 |
$ 83,530 |
| Pennsylvania |
720 |
0.13 |
1.43 |
$ 39.53 |
$ 82,220 |
| California |
710 |
0.04 |
0.48 |
$ 41.06 |
$ 85,410 |
| Illinois |
480 |
0.08 |
0.93 |
$ 38.86 |
$ 80,830 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
140 |
0.48 |
5.27 |
$ 27.16 |
$ 56,500 |
| Vermont |
110 |
0.38 |
4.24 |
$ 36.46 |
$ 75,830 |
| Montana |
160 |
0.34 |
3.78 |
$ 33.31 |
$ 69,290 |
| Maine |
170 |
0.29 |
3.23 |
$ 37.07 |
$ 77,100 |
| Wyoming |
80 |
0.29 |
3.22 |
$ 30.76 |
$ 63,990 |
Top paying states for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florida |
330 |
0.04 |
0.43 |
$ 43.31 |
$ 90,070 |
| Tennessee |
230 |
0.08 |
0.86 |
$ 41.90 |
$ 87,140 |
| Rhode Island |
40 |
0.08 |
0.89 |
$ 41.86 |
$ 87,060 |
| Delaware |
40 |
0.08 |
0.89 |
$ 41.66 |
$ 86,640 |
| New Jersey |
410 |
0.11 |
1.18 |
$ 41.34 |
$ 85,990 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
| 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 |
580 |
0.07 |
0.74 |
$ 41.66 |
$ 86,650 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
240 |
0.09 |
0.98 |
$ 40.58 |
$ 84,400 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
200 |
0.05 |
0.52 |
$ 40.38 |
$ 84,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
170 |
0.06 |
0.71 |
$ 42.36 |
$ 88,110 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
130 |
0.13 |
1.41 |
$ 41.59 |
$ 86,500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
130 |
0.05 |
0.50 |
$ 40.11 |
$ 83,420 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
110 |
0.03 |
0.34 |
$ 43.70 |
$ 90,900 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
110 |
0.02 |
0.21 |
$ 44.91 |
$ 93,400 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
100 |
0.06 |
0.62 |
$ 39.61 |
$ 82,380 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
100 |
0.04 |
0.41 |
$ 40.85 |
$ 84,970 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
50 |
0.47 |
5.25 |
$ 37.20 |
$ 77,380 |
| Worcester, MA-CT |
50 |
0.19 |
2.10 |
$ 38.14 |
$ 79,320 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
30 |
0.18 |
1.94 |
$ 39.34 |
$ 81,830 |
| Asheville, NC |
30 |
0.17 |
1.83 |
$ 39.91 |
$ 83,010 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME |
30 |
0.16 |
1.73 |
$ 38.00 |
$ 79,030 |
| Syracuse, NY |
40 |
0.15 |
1.70 |
$ 39.00 |
$ 81,120 |
| Lancaster, PA |
30 |
0.14 |
1.60 |
$ 38.33 |
$ 79,730 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
50 |
0.13 |
1.46 |
$ 38.82 |
$ 80,740 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
40 |
0.13 |
1.44 |
$ 39.16 |
$ 81,460 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
130 |
0.13 |
1.41 |
$ 41.59 |
$ 86,500 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
40 |
0.03 |
0.33 |
$ 47.08 |
$ 97,930 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
40 |
0.02 |
0.20 |
$ 46.37 |
$ 96,450 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
40 |
0.03 |
0.29 |
$ 45.41 |
$ 94,460 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
110 |
0.02 |
0.21 |
$ 44.91 |
$ 93,400 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
40 |
0.06 |
0.66 |
$ 44.22 |
$ 91,990 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
40 |
0.04 |
0.42 |
$ 43.93 |
$ 91,370 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
110 |
0.03 |
0.34 |
$ 43.70 |
$ 90,900 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
40 |
0.05 |
0.55 |
$ 43.30 |
$ 90,070 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
40 |
0.07 |
0.76 |
$ 43.20 |
$ 89,860 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
40 |
0.04 |
0.41 |
$ 43.18 |
$ 89,820 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:
About May 2021 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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
