381 metro areas

Postal Service Mail Carrier Salary by City (2026)

Postal service mail carriers earn the most in Bozeman, MT, an average of $69,930 a year, against $62,540 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Enid, OK ($78,000 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $62,540BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $69,930Bozeman, MT
Best after cost of living: $78,000Enid, OK
Metro areas: 381With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for postal service mail carriers

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

Bozeman, MT$69,930
Lawrence, KS$67,790
Napa, CA$67,100
San Francisco, CA$66,120
Bay City, MI$66,040
Enid, OK$65,730
Los Angeles, CA$65,500
Oxnard, CA$65,500
Naples, FL$65,420
Salinas, CA$65,350

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for postal service mail carriers
Item	Value
Bozeman, MT	$69,930
Lawrence, KS	$67,790
Napa, CA	$67,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$66,120
Bay City, MI	$66,040
Enid, OK	$65,730
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$65,500
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$65,500
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$65,420
Salinas, CA	$65,350

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Enid, OK$65,730 nominal$78,000
McAllen, TX$64,770 nominal$75,410
Lawrence, KS$67,790 nominal$75,120
Jonesboro, AR$64,130 nominal$74,680
Fort Smith, AR-OK$63,270 nominal$73,670
St. Joseph, MO-KS$63,540 nominal$73,560
Minot, ND$63,630 nominal$73,110
Monroe, LA$61,050 nominal$73,030
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$62,820 nominal$72,980
Paducah, KY-IL$62,750 nominal$72,890

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for postal service mail carriers
Item	Value
Enid, OK	$78,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$75,410
Lawrence, KS	$75,120
Jonesboro, AR	$74,680
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$73,670
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$73,560
Minot, ND	$73,110
Monroe, LA	$73,030
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$72,980
Paducah, KY-IL	$72,890

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Postal Service Mail Carrier salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Postal Service Mail Carrier pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	Bozeman, MT	$69,930	$54,560	$77,500	$68,220
2	Lawrence, KS	$67,790	$47,360	$77,830	$75,120
3	Napa, CA	$67,100	$52,250	$74,400	$59,620
4	San Francisco, CA	$66,120	$50,750	$73,720	$57,190
5	Bay City, MI	$66,040	$47,610	$75,130	$71,840
6	Enid, OK	$65,730	$49,030	$73,940	$78,000
7	Los Angeles, CA	$65,500	$48,610	$73,820	$57,680
8	Oxnard, CA	$65,500	$47,200	$74,510	$59,260
9	Naples, FL	$65,420	$47,260	$74,380	$63,390
10	Salinas, CA	$65,350	$47,510	$74,150	$59,930
11	Iowa City, IA	$65,330	$48,550	$73,610	$71,390
12	Missoula, MT	$65,150	$48,050	$73,440	$67,550
13	Boston, MA-NH	$65,060	$49,610	$72,700	$60,090
14	Kahului, HI	$64,880	$49,860	$72,260	$59,310
15	Bloomington, IN	$64,810	$49,250	$72,490	$68,160
16	McAllen, TX	$64,770	$44,450	$74,800	$75,410
17	Chicago, IL-IN	$64,750	$48,260	$72,860	$62,500
18	Seattle, WA	$64,730	$49,570	$72,180	$58,250
19	San Jose, CA	$64,710	$49,590	$72,160	$58,600
20	Tucson, AZ	$64,600	$46,840	$73,340	$66,670
21	Toledo, OH	$64,580	$48,150	$72,680	$70,610
22	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$64,560	$47,360	$73,030	$59,290
23	New Orleans, LA	$64,520	$47,800	$72,760	$69,680
24	Sacramento, CA	$64,520	$46,920	$73,220	$60,490
25	Charleston, WV	$64,500	$47,670	$72,800	$72,700
26	Phoenix, AZ	$64,460	$46,760	$73,200	$62,390
27	Albuquerque, NM	$64,400	$48,280	$72,340	$67,400
28	San Diego, CA	$64,380	$47,440	$72,720	$57,540
29	New York, NY-NJ	$64,330	$47,690	$72,530	$57,150
30	Bismarck, ND	$64,270	$48,240	$72,180	$70,610
31	Providence, RI-MA	$64,270	$47,050	$72,760	$63,150
32	Miami, FL	$64,250	$47,780	$72,360	$56,280
33	Santa Cruz, CA	$64,230	$49,420	$71,530	$58,450
34	Urban Honolulu, HI	$64,230	$49,440	$71,510	$57,890
35	Lincoln, NE	$64,190	$47,920	$72,200	$70,090
36	Trenton, NJ	$64,170	$47,260	$72,510	$62,190
37	Appleton, WI	$64,150	$49,300	$71,470	$69,410
38	Jonesboro, AR	$64,130	$43,330	$74,380	$74,680
39	Des Moines, IA	$64,110	$47,960	$72,070	$69,910
40	Fargo, ND-MN	$64,060	$47,990	$71,990	$70,500
41	Bloomington, IL	$64,020	$47,860	$71,970	$68,440
42	Cleveland, OH	$64,000	$49,500	$71,140	$68,140
43	Kingston, NY	$63,960	$43,910	$73,840	$63,510
44	Riverside, CA	$63,960	$46,550	$72,550	$60,090
45	Modesto, CA	$63,940	$44,890	$73,320	$61,420
46	Manchester, NH	$63,920	$49,090	$71,220	$60,500
47	Columbia, MO	$63,880	$48,940	$71,240	$71,420
48	Merced, CA	$63,860	$43,040	$74,110	$64,980
49	Las Vegas, NV	$63,840	$46,530	$72,360	$63,700
50	Salt Lake City, UT	$63,810	$48,030	$71,610	$63,260
51	Stockton, CA	$63,790	$45,590	$72,760	$60,700
52	Milwaukee, WI	$63,770	$49,130	$70,990	$65,780
53	Ogden, UT	$63,770	$46,630	$72,220	$63,550
54	Santa Maria, CA	$63,770	$47,420	$71,820	$58,610
55	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$63,770	$46,820	$72,130	$70,360
56	Grand Junction, CO	$63,730	$45,640	$72,650	$66,750
57	Burlington, VT	$63,710	$45,990	$72,450	$63,110
58	Pueblo, CO	$63,710	$46,820	$72,010	$69,430
59	Buffalo, NY	$63,690	$46,970	$71,930	$66,450
60	Lafayette, IN	$63,690	$48,360	$71,260	$68,170
61	Boulder, CO	$63,650	$49,130	$70,780	$60,500
62	Minot, ND	$63,630	$50,920	$69,890	$73,110
63	Albany, NY	$63,610	$47,780	$71,390	$63,890
64	Dayton, OH	$63,610	$47,050	$71,760	$68,620
65	Durham, NC	$63,610	$45,410	$72,570	$65,190
66	Indianapolis, IN	$63,590	$47,320	$71,590	$66,450
67	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$63,560	$47,440	$71,510	$66,650
68	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$63,540	$47,920	$71,240	$73,560
69	South Bend, IN-MI	$63,540	$46,680	$71,860	$68,430
70	El Paso, TX	$63,520	$46,820	$71,740	$70,650
71	Lexington, KY	$63,520	$47,240	$71,530	$68,380
72	Omaha, NE-IA	$63,500	$47,170	$71,530	$69,090
73	Greensboro, NC	$63,480	$45,140	$72,510	$68,360
74	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$63,480	$48,170	$71,010	$60,560
75	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$63,420	$47,050	$71,490	$61,840
76	Anchorage, AK	$63,380	$50,090	$69,930	$60,120
77	Baltimore, MD	$63,380	$45,990	$71,930	$60,660
78	Mount Vernon, WA	$63,380	$46,530	$71,680	$61,870
79	Little Rock, AR	$63,360	$45,720	$72,030	$70,900
80	St. Louis, MO-IL	$63,360	$47,510	$71,180	$66,630
81	Worcester, MA	$63,340	$46,550	$71,590	$61,780
82	Victoria, TX	$63,320	$44,890	$72,380	$70,480
83	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$63,270	$44,970	$72,300	$73,670
84	Oshkosh, WI	$63,270	$47,010	$71,300	$68,080
85	Denver, CO	$63,250	$49,110	$70,220	$59,790
86	Detroit, MI	$63,230	$46,950	$71,240	$63,040
87	Sebastian, FL	$63,230	$45,640	$71,840	$64,320
88	Kansas City, MO-KS	$63,210	$47,090	$71,140	$68,300
89	Asheville, NC	$63,190	$46,030	$71,640	$65,480
90	Raleigh, NC	$63,190	$44,720	$72,280	$64,380
91	Ithaca, NY	$63,170	$46,840	$71,220	$61,140
92	Tampa, FL	$63,170	$45,530	$71,860	$62,610
93	Winchester, VA-WV	$63,170	$44,160	$72,550	$65,500
94	Carson City, NV	$63,150	$47,990	$70,620	$64,350
95	Lansing, MI	$63,150	$44,950	$72,110	$66,480
96	Flint, MI	$63,110	$44,740	$72,130	$67,840
97	Youngstown, OH	$63,110	$46,340	$71,360	$72,210
98	Fresno, CA	$63,090	$45,390	$71,820	$61,760
99	Portland, OR-WA	$63,090	$48,280	$70,390	$59,850
100	Canton, OH	$63,070	$46,950	$71,010	$70,540
101	Columbus, OH	$63,070	$46,780	$71,070	$66,060
102	Evansville, IN	$63,070	$45,970	$71,470	$68,910
103	Kiryas Joel, NY	$63,040	$45,390	$71,740	$57,610
104	Palm Bay, FL	$63,040	$46,160	$71,360	$63,040
105	Monroe, MI	$63,020	$43,530	$72,610	$67,410
106	Scranton, PA	$63,020	$46,090	$71,360	$67,360
107	Tulsa, OK	$63,020	$44,840	$71,970	$70,640
108	Fort Collins, CO	$63,000	$47,110	$70,840	$62,300
109	Houston, TX	$62,980	$45,570	$71,550	$63,860
110	Kalamazoo, MI	$62,980	$45,510	$71,590	$66,410
111	Madison, WI	$62,980	$47,920	$70,410	$64,740
112	Wausau, WI	$62,960	$46,950	$70,870	$67,950
113	Dallas, TX	$62,940	$45,390	$71,570	$61,050
114	Cedar Rapids, IA	$62,920	$47,240	$70,640	$70,730
115	Green Bay, WI	$62,920	$45,430	$71,550	$67,590
116	Rochester, NY	$62,920	$46,010	$71,260	$64,840
117	Dubuque, IA	$62,900	$47,320	$70,550	$72,030
118	North Port, FL	$62,900	$45,200	$71,590	$61,420
119	Portland, ME	$62,900	$47,820	$70,300	$61,750
120	Lima, OH	$62,860	$48,440	$69,950	$70,100
121	Allentown, PA-NJ	$62,840	$45,820	$71,220	$62,860
122	Terre Haute, IN	$62,840	$46,320	$70,950	$71,570
123	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$62,820	$44,840	$71,660	$72,980
124	Santa Rosa, CA	$62,820	$47,900	$70,160	$58,280
125	Waterloo, IA	$62,820	$47,280	$70,490	$72,160
126	Jefferson City, MO	$62,800	$45,570	$71,280	$71,380
127	Syracuse, NY	$62,770	$46,010	$71,030	$65,560
128	Akron, OH	$62,750	$48,300	$69,850	$67,210
129	Lubbock, TX	$62,750	$44,240	$71,860	$68,720
130	Paducah, KY-IL	$62,750	$43,600	$72,180	$72,890
131	Ames, IA	$62,730	$46,430	$70,780	$70,620
132	Pittsburgh, PA	$62,730	$47,420	$70,280	$66,260
133	Rochester, MN	$62,730	$47,010	$70,490	$69,070
134	Springfield, MA	$62,730	$46,920	$70,510	$65,300
135	Winston, NC	$62,730	$44,220	$71,860	$68,150
136	Bremerton, WA	$62,710	$46,530	$70,680	$59,380
137	Reading, PA	$62,710	$47,030	$70,450	$64,610
138	Orlando, FL	$62,690	$45,140	$71,320	$61,810
139	Hilton Head Island, SC	$62,650	$44,870	$71,430	$63,920
140	Roanoke, VA	$62,630	$45,050	$71,280	$66,900
141	Yuba City, CA	$62,630	$43,600	$72,010	$60,090
142	Casper, WY	$62,590	$47,780	$69,890	$66,710
143	Santa Fe, NM	$62,590	$46,700	$70,410	$63,370
144	Mansfield, OH	$62,570	$44,510	$71,450	$70,400
145	Corpus Christi, TX	$62,550	$45,300	$71,030	$67,500
146	Fort Wayne, IN	$62,550	$45,780	$70,800	$67,570
147	Kenosha, WI	$62,520	$46,400	$70,470	$61,830
148	Provo, UT	$62,520	$45,300	$71,010	$63,650
149	Burlington, NC	$62,500	$44,530	$71,360	$67,060
150	Columbus, IN	$62,480	$46,280	$70,450	$67,180
151	Utica, NY	$62,480	$46,610	$70,300	$67,420
152	Charlotte, NC-SC	$62,460	$44,200	$71,470	$64,160
153	Charlottesville, VA	$62,460	$46,920	$70,100	$63,000
154	Oklahoma City, OK	$62,460	$45,050	$71,030	$69,090
155	Rapid City, SD	$62,460	$45,660	$70,620	$70,050
156	Michigan City, IN	$62,440	$45,490	$70,780	$68,100
157	Richmond, VA	$62,440	$45,340	$70,890	$63,810
158	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$62,440	$46,300	$70,390	$63,750
159	Glens Falls, NY	$62,420	$47,280	$69,890	$65,800
160	Vallejo, CA	$62,420	$47,340	$69,850	$57,540
161	Great Falls, MT	$62,400	$48,840	$69,080	$64,430
162	Erie, PA	$62,380	$45,950	$70,450	$68,590
163	Grand Rapids, MI	$62,380	$44,680	$71,070	$65,290
164	Hot Springs, AR	$62,380	$44,160	$71,360	$72,760
165	Atlantic City, NJ	$62,360	$45,450	$70,680	$63,080
166	Reno, NV	$62,360	$45,590	$70,620	$61,730
167	Springfield, OH	$62,360	$46,360	$70,240	$68,920
168	Lancaster, PA	$62,340	$45,640	$70,550	$63,450
169	St. Cloud, MN	$62,340	$44,390	$71,200	$71,140
170	Racine, WI	$62,320	$45,840	$70,430	$64,940
171	Pocatello, ID	$62,300	$47,240	$69,720	$70,070
172	Port St. Lucie, FL	$62,300	$45,410	$70,620	$62,160
173	Duluth, MN-WI	$62,250	$47,010	$69,760	$70,130
174	Joplin, MO-KS	$62,230	$44,080	$71,180	$72,600
175	Brownsville, TX	$62,210	$43,220	$71,550	$72,360
176	Watertown, NY	$62,210	$43,180	$71,590	$70,940
177	Blacksburg, VA	$62,150	$43,720	$71,240	$67,040
178	Jacksonville, FL	$62,150	$44,240	$70,990	$62,470
179	Punta Gorda, FL	$62,150	$43,720	$71,220	$61,830
180	Eau Claire, WI	$62,090	$46,860	$69,600	$66,910
181	Elmira, NY	$62,090	$45,240	$70,390	$65,770
182	Champaign, IL	$62,050	$46,630	$69,640	$66,930
183	Fayetteville, NC	$62,050	$44,260	$70,800	$67,460
184	La Crosse, WI-MN	$62,030	$44,820	$70,510	$67,590
185	Saginaw, MI	$62,030	$44,930	$70,450	$68,250
186	San Antonio, TX	$62,000	$44,530	$70,620	$65,460
187	Amarillo, TX	$61,980	$44,550	$70,550	$67,500
188	Birmingham, AL	$61,940	$43,350	$71,090	$67,590
189	Jackson, TN	$61,920	$42,990	$71,240	$72,400
190	Austin, TX	$61,900	$44,510	$70,470	$63,120
191	Cheyenne, WY	$61,900	$47,420	$69,040	$64,150
192	Medford, OR	$61,900	$47,650	$68,910	$61,030
193	Idaho Falls, ID	$61,880	$45,450	$69,950	$65,540
194	Wenatchee, WA	$61,880	$46,070	$69,560	$59,580
195	Nashville, TN	$61,860	$44,350	$70,470	$64,210
196	Pittsfield, MA	$61,860	$47,690	$68,830	$65,040
197	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$61,800	$46,400	$69,390	$66,400
198	Tallahassee, FL	$61,800	$44,680	$70,220	$65,800
199	Owensboro, KY	$61,780	$45,990	$69,560	$69,720
200	Boise City, ID	$61,760	$43,620	$70,700	$62,770
201	Davenport, IA-IL	$61,760	$46,300	$69,370	$69,330
202	Deltona, FL	$61,760	$44,470	$70,260	$62,150
203	Peoria, IL	$61,760	$45,180	$69,910	$67,700
204	Kokomo, IN	$61,730	$45,530	$69,720	$68,860
205	York, PA	$61,690	$45,780	$69,530	$64,260
206	Wheeling, WV-OH	$61,670	$44,490	$70,120	$69,820
207	Binghamton, NY	$61,650	$45,570	$69,560	$66,390
208	Colorado Springs, CO	$61,650	$45,950	$69,390	$61,220
209	Decatur, IL	$61,650	$47,670	$68,540	$69,720
210	Gainesville, GA	$61,650	$42,620	$71,010	$63,710
211	Cape Coral, FL	$61,630	$43,490	$70,570	$60,220
212	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$61,610	$43,780	$70,370	$66,840
213	Greenville, NC	$61,590	$43,800	$70,320	$69,670
214	Rockford, IL	$61,570	$44,780	$69,830	$66,810
215	Vineland, NJ	$61,550	$43,310	$70,510	$64,140
216	Gainesville, FL	$61,530	$44,950	$69,700	$63,610
217	Sheboygan, WI	$61,530	$45,880	$69,220	$65,450
218	Charleston, SC	$61,510	$45,450	$69,410	$60,920
219	Salem, OR	$61,510	$46,280	$69,010	$59,340
220	Spokane, WA	$61,510	$46,650	$68,830	$61,300
221	Ann Arbor, MI	$61,480	$46,240	$68,990	$60,940
222	Baton Rouge, LA	$61,400	$43,850	$70,050	$67,640
223	Sebring, FL	$61,400	$42,390	$70,780	$66,400
224	Farmington, NM	$61,380	$46,470	$68,720	$69,980
225	Elizabethtown, KY	$61,360	$43,370	$70,220	$67,750
226	Harrisburg, PA	$61,340	$45,840	$68,950	$62,180
227	Muskegon, MI	$61,340	$44,760	$69,510	$66,300
228	Springfield, IL	$61,340	$45,220	$69,280	$66,140
229	Springfield, MO	$61,340	$43,350	$70,220	$69,240
230	Staunton, VA	$61,340	$45,450	$69,160	$67,310
231	Topeka, KS	$61,340	$45,450	$69,160	$69,060
232	Sherman, TX	$61,300	$44,300	$69,680	$65,370
233	Atlanta, GA	$61,280	$43,560	$70,030	$61,240
234	Battle Creek, MI	$61,280	$45,570	$69,010	$67,680
235	Greenville, SC	$61,280	$43,350	$70,100	$65,710
236	Bend, OR	$61,260	$48,860	$67,370	$59,130
237	Mobile, AL	$61,240	$43,350	$70,050	$69,510
238	Olympia, WA	$61,240	$44,930	$69,260	$59,070
239	Pensacola, FL	$61,240	$44,890	$69,280	$62,670
240	Williamsport, PA	$61,240	$45,700	$68,870	$66,310
241	Prescott Valley, AZ	$61,210	$43,620	$69,870	$62,300
242	Beaumont, TX	$61,190	$43,950	$69,700	$67,950
243	Shreveport, LA	$61,170	$43,990	$69,640	$72,160
244	Wichita, KS	$61,170	$44,350	$69,450	$68,770
245	Savannah, GA	$61,150	$44,100	$69,560	$64,230
246	Bangor, ME	$61,130	$43,760	$69,680	$63,340
247	Chico, CA	$61,130	$45,160	$68,990	$60,410
248	Kingsport, TN-VA	$61,130	$43,720	$69,700	$70,710
249	Fairbanks, AK	$61,110	$49,190	$66,980	$59,210
250	Weirton, WV-OH	$61,110	$44,080	$69,510	$68,640
251	Altoona, PA	$61,090	$44,280	$69,350	$68,250
252	Amherst Town, MA	$61,070	$44,160	$69,390	$60,920
253	Redding, CA	$61,070	$44,640	$69,180	$60,660
254	Monroe, LA	$61,050	$42,620	$70,140	$73,030
255	Morristown, TN	$61,050	$42,700	$70,100	$70,690
256	San Angelo, TX	$61,050	$44,800	$69,060	$66,030
257	Harrisonburg, VA	$61,030	$43,700	$69,560	$64,320
258	Lewiston, ME	$61,010	$46,860	$68,000	$64,400
259	Walla Walla, WA	$61,010	$45,390	$68,700	$61,930
260	Hanford, CA	$60,990	$43,580	$69,580	$60,020
261	Midland, MI	$60,990	$44,840	$68,910	$66,350
262	Johnstown, PA	$60,960	$43,800	$69,430	$70,940
263	Albany, OR	$60,940	$46,780	$67,910	$59,690
264	Fayetteville, AR	$60,940	$44,240	$69,160	$66,710
265	Laredo, TX	$60,940	$43,830	$69,370	$70,080
266	San Luis Obispo, CA	$60,940	$44,240	$69,160	$56,120
267	Lynchburg, VA	$60,920	$42,520	$69,990	$68,170
268	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$60,920	$44,800	$68,870	$70,470
269	Daphne, AL	$60,900	$42,410	$70,010	$64,320
270	Barnstable Town, MA	$60,880	$44,950	$68,740	$61,900
271	Hammond, LA	$60,840	$42,490	$69,870	$72,030
272	Billings, MT	$60,820	$45,880	$68,180	$65,030
273	Longview, TX	$60,820	$42,660	$69,760	$67,970
274	Traverse City, MI	$60,800	$43,370	$69,370	$65,120
275	Decatur, AL	$60,760	$42,620	$69,680	$69,670
276	Lake Charles, LA	$60,740	$44,010	$68,950	$70,750
277	Lebanon, PA	$60,720	$44,030	$68,930	$65,140
278	Goldsboro, NC	$60,690	$43,410	$69,200	$68,610
279	Longview, WA	$60,690	$44,120	$68,850	$62,220
280	Sandusky, OH	$60,690	$44,550	$68,640	$67,980
281	Abilene, TX	$60,670	$43,970	$68,910	$67,140
282	Janesville, WI	$60,670	$45,390	$68,200	$64,750
283	Salisbury, MD	$60,670	$42,950	$69,410	$63,450
284	Hickory, NC	$60,610	$42,560	$69,510	$68,500
285	Knoxville, TN	$60,610	$43,260	$69,140	$65,480
286	Fond du Lac, WI	$60,590	$45,360	$68,100	$66,120
287	Mankato, MN	$60,590	$43,850	$68,850	$66,620
288	Lakeland, FL	$60,570	$42,540	$69,450	$62,350
289	Jackson, MS	$60,550	$42,620	$69,370	$68,000
290	Tyler, TX	$60,550	$42,580	$69,410	$65,700
291	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$60,530	$43,490	$68,910	$64,280
292	Florence, AL	$60,510	$42,580	$69,350	$71,340
293	Midland, TX	$60,440	$45,740	$67,680	$63,100
294	Spartanburg, SC	$60,420	$42,580	$69,220	$66,360
295	Visalia, CA	$60,420	$44,280	$68,370	$60,530
296	Slidell, LA	$60,380	$42,430	$69,240	$65,120
297	Bellingham, WA	$60,340	$45,530	$67,640	$58,390
298	Corvallis, OR	$60,320	$44,200	$68,240	$57,990
299	Yakima, WA	$60,320	$44,050	$68,310	$63,130
300	Wichita Falls, TX	$60,300	$44,240	$68,220	$67,360
301	Rome, GA	$60,280	$44,010	$68,290	$66,860
302	Chambersburg, PA	$60,260	$43,830	$68,350	$63,670
303	Jackson, MI	$60,200	$43,280	$68,520	$65,590
304	Muncie, IN	$60,200	$43,280	$68,520	$68,290
305	State College, PA	$60,200	$44,990	$67,660	$62,210
306	Wilmington, NC	$60,110	$42,430	$68,810	$62,340
307	Lexington Park, MD	$60,090	$42,390	$68,810	$59,640
308	Tuscaloosa, AL	$60,070	$42,520	$68,720	$68,480
309	Dothan, AL	$60,050	$42,430	$68,720	$71,630
310	Johnson City, TN	$60,050	$42,430	$68,720	$68,290
311	Parkersburg, WV	$60,030	$43,240	$68,310	$68,950
312	Niles, MI	$59,990	$43,510	$68,100	$64,950
313	Odessa, TX	$59,950	$45,950	$66,830	$63,850
314	Gettysburg, PA	$59,900	$42,390	$68,520	$62,800
315	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$59,900	$42,520	$68,470	$67,740
316	Lafayette, LA	$59,900	$42,640	$68,410	$68,690
317	Greeley, CO	$59,860	$44,030	$67,660	$59,750
318	Bakersfield, CA	$59,780	$43,700	$67,680	$59,260
319	Flagstaff, AZ	$59,740	$42,810	$68,100	$59,550
320	Hattiesburg, MS	$59,740	$42,390	$68,290	$68,170
321	Dover, DE	$59,680	$42,290	$68,240	$61,210
322	El Centro, CA	$59,680	$42,540	$68,120	$62,710
323	Kankakee, IL	$59,680	$43,200	$67,770	$61,910
324	Killeen, TX	$59,680	$42,740	$68,020	$65,490
325	Alexandria, LA	$59,650	$42,410	$68,140	$69,610
326	Twin Falls, ID	$59,630	$42,890	$67,870	$64,740
327	Eugene, OR	$59,590	$44,760	$66,910	$58,670
328	Elkhart, IN	$59,570	$43,620	$67,410	$65,950
329	Gulfport, MS	$59,570	$42,430	$68,000	$66,180
330	Morgantown, WV	$59,570	$42,830	$67,810	$63,830
331	Clarksville, TN-KY	$59,530	$42,470	$67,930	$65,460
332	Grand Island, NE	$59,470	$44,370	$66,890	$68,630
333	Yuma, AZ	$59,450	$42,450	$67,830	$64,130
334	Athens, GA	$59,430	$42,970	$67,540	$63,670
335	Jacksonville, NC	$59,380	$42,540	$67,680	$64,480
336	Rocky Mount, NC	$59,340	$42,410	$67,660	$67,420
337	Helena, MT	$59,320	$44,780	$66,500	$62,000
338	Ocala, FL	$59,300	$42,390	$67,620	$62,270
339	Las Cruces, NM	$59,260	$42,410	$67,560	$65,690
340	Anniston, AL	$59,220	$42,430	$67,500	$68,900
341	Grants Pass, OR	$59,110	$45,140	$66,000	$60,460
342	Beckley, WV	$59,050	$42,930	$67,000	$66,820
343	Gadsden, AL	$59,050	$42,580	$67,160	$68,940
344	Waco, TX	$59,010	$42,560	$67,100	$63,760
345	Kennewick, WA	$58,990	$44,930	$65,920	$58,940
346	Lewiston, ID-WA	$58,990	$43,850	$66,460	$64,710
347	Dalton, GA	$58,950	$42,470	$67,060	$65,610
348	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$58,950	$45,240	$65,690	$68,020
349	Crestview, FL	$58,910	$43,910	$66,290	$60,710
350	Texarkana, TX-AR	$58,910	$42,580	$66,930	$70,120
351	Brunswick, GA	$58,840	$43,430	$66,440	$67,090
352	Panama City, FL	$58,800	$43,450	$66,350	$60,430
353	Augusta, GA-SC	$58,760	$42,470	$66,770	$63,940
354	Manhattan, KS	$58,760	$43,870	$66,100	$65,170
355	Montgomery, AL	$58,720	$42,470	$66,710	$65,480
356	Houma, LA	$58,700	$42,560	$66,640	$68,980
357	Huntsville, AL	$58,700	$42,470	$66,710	$63,070
358	Logan, UT-ID	$58,700	$43,450	$66,210	$61,190
359	College Station, TX	$58,660	$42,620	$66,540	$64,500
360	Valdosta, GA	$58,640	$42,410	$66,620	$66,430
361	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$58,570	$44,140	$65,670	$62,240
362	Florence, SC	$58,550	$42,470	$66,480	$67,470
363	Macon, GA	$58,550	$42,410	$66,500	$66,140
364	Pinehurst, NC	$58,510	$42,390	$66,460	$66,240
365	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$58,360	$42,390	$66,230	$59,370
366	Bowling Green, KY	$58,340	$42,450	$66,190	$64,690
367	Columbia, SC	$58,300	$42,470	$66,100	$62,250
368	Lawton, OK	$58,220	$43,060	$65,710	$67,740
369	Cleveland, TN	$58,180	$42,470	$65,890	$66,050
370	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$58,120	$42,580	$65,790	$63,540
371	Auburn, AL	$58,010	$42,660	$65,560	$65,970
372	Sumter, SC	$57,680	$42,390	$65,190	$65,530
373	Albany, GA	$57,470	$42,620	$64,810	$65,550
374	Columbus, GA-AL	$57,300	$42,560	$64,560	$64,170
375	Warner Robins, GA	$57,240	$42,390	$64,540	$61,030
376	Hinesville, GA	$57,220	$42,390	$64,520	$60,920
377	Myrtle Beach, SC	$57,180	$42,390	$64,460	$61,060
378	Sierra Vista, AZ	$57,010	$42,620	$64,080	$63,880
379	St. George, UT	$56,950	$42,680	$63,980	$58,520
380	Homosassa Springs, FL	$56,870	$42,390	$64,000	$60,850
381	Wildwood, FL	$56,740	$42,390	$63,810	$66,420

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Postal Service Mail Carrier salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays postal service mail carriers the most?

Bozeman, MT, where the average (mean) wage is $69,930 a year, followed by Lawrence, KS ($67,790), Napa, CA ($67,100), San Francisco, CA ($66,120). The national mean is $62,540 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do postal service mail carriers earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Enid, OK ($78,000 at national prices, $65,730 nominal), McAllen, TX ($75,410 at national prices, $64,770 nominal), Lawrence, KS ($75,120 at national prices, $67,790 nominal).

How much do postal service mail carriers make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $64,330; Los Angeles, CA: $65,500; Chicago, IL-IN: $64,750; Dallas, TX: $62,940; Houston, TX: $62,980 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do postal service mail carriers earn the least?

Of the 381 metro areas with their own estimate, Wildwood, FL has the lowest mean wage, $56,740. At local prices that is worth $66,420.