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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
13,460 0.0 % $ 40.48 $ 84,190 0.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 36.01 $ 36.74 $ 39.79 $ 43.87 $ 48.24
Annual Wage (2) $ 74,900 $ 76,420 $ 82,760 $ 91,250 $ 100,340


Industry profile for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 13,460 2.15 $ 40.48 $ 84,190

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 13,460 2.15 $ 40.48 $ 84,190

Top paying industries for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 13,460 2.15 $ 40.48 $ 84,190


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. For a list of all areas with employment in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of postmasters and mail superintendents by state, May 2022


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 800 0.09 0.97 $ 41.04 $ 85,360
Texas 800 0.06 0.67 $ 41.25 $ 85,810
California 770 0.04 0.48 $ 42.31 $ 88,010
Pennsylvania 770 0.13 1.45 $ 40.62 $ 84,490
Ohio 500 0.09 1.02 $ 41.14 $ 85,570


Map of location quotient of postmasters and mail superintendents by state, May 2022


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 150 0.48 5.31 $ 28.89 $ 60,090
Vermont 120 0.40 4.35 $ 38.03 $ 79,110
Montana 170 0.35 3.79 $ 33.87 $ 70,460
Maine 190 0.30 3.35 $ 38.35 $ 79,770
Wyoming 80 0.29 3.16 $ 32.75 $ 68,120


Map of annual mean wages of postmasters and mail superintendents by state, May 2022


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 340 0.04 0.40 $ 44.29 $ 92,130
Rhode Island 40 0.08 0.85 $ 43.15 $ 89,750
Delaware 40 0.09 1.04 $ 42.61 $ 88,630
Tennessee 250 0.08 0.88 $ 42.61 $ 88,630
New Jersey 430 0.10 1.14 $ 42.43 $ 88,250



Map of employment of postmasters and mail superintendents by area, May 2022


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 600 0.07 0.72 $ 42.61 $ 88,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 240 0.09 0.96 $ 41.69 $ 86,720
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 200 0.05 0.51 $ 41.56 $ 86,440
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 170 0.06 0.70 $ 43.35 $ 90,170
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 140 0.05 0.52 $ 40.90 $ 85,070
Pittsburgh, PA 140 0.13 1.45 $ 42.38 $ 88,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 120 0.02 0.21 $ 46.34 $ 96,390
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 110 0.04 0.45 $ 42.09 $ 87,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 110 0.03 0.32 $ 45.04 $ 93,680
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 100 0.05 0.58 $ 40.19 $ 83,600


Map of location quotient of postmasters and mail superintendents by area, May 2022


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 0.48 5.27 $ 38.25 $ 79,560
Utica-Rome, NY 30 0.28 3.06 $ 39.37 $ 81,890
Salisbury, MD-DE 30 0.20 2.22 $ 41.60 $ 86,530
Worcester, MA-CT 50 0.18 1.98 $ 39.90 $ 83,000
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 30 0.17 1.87 $ 39.98 $ 83,150
Asheville, NC 30 0.15 1.68 $ 40.80 $ 84,860
Portland-South Portland, ME 30 0.15 1.67 $ 39.66 $ 82,480
Syracuse, NY 40 0.15 1.64 $ 40.00 $ 83,190
Lancaster, PA 40 0.15 1.63 $ 39.13 $ 81,400
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 50 0.14 1.58 $ 40.61 $ 84,460


Map of annual mean wages of postmasters and mail superintendents by area, May 2022


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)
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 40 0.02 0.20 $ 47.82 $ 99,470
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 40 0.03 0.30 $ 47.20 $ 98,170
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 40 0.03 0.29 $ 46.56 $ 96,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 120 0.02 0.21 $ 46.34 $ 96,390
Greensboro-High Point, NC 30 0.10 1.06 $ 45.21 $ 94,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 110 0.03 0.32 $ 45.04 $ 93,680
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 40 0.04 0.42 $ 44.79 $ 93,170
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 40 0.04 0.49 $ 44.53 $ 92,620
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 50 0.03 0.38 $ 44.37 $ 92,290
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 30 0.06 0.68 $ 44.32 $ 92,190

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 140 1.33 14.59 $ 27.55 $ 57,310
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 130 0.33 3.61 $ 39.10 $ 81,330
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 100 0.53 5.79 $ 36.75 $ 76,430
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 90 0.55 6.06 $ 38.32 $ 79,710
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 80 0.32 3.52 $ 40.08 $ 83,360

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 140 1.33 14.59 $ 27.55 $ 57,310
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 80 1.26 13.83 $ 30.18 $ 62,770
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 40 0.82 8.97 $ 35.94 $ 74,750
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 50 0.71 7.76 $ 33.43 $ 69,530
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 50 0.69 7.61 $ 37.00 $ 76,960

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 40 0.17 1.84 $ 43.04 $ 89,510
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 30 0.20 2.20 $ 42.24 $ 87,860
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 40 0.50 5.52 $ 41.97 $ 87,300
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 40 0.23 2.51 $ 41.82 $ 86,980
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.31 3.40 $ 41.78 $ 86,910


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