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Couriers and Messengers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Couriers and Messengers salaries across 51 states

$39,294
National Average (Median)
$46,520
Highest: Nevada
$31,650
Lowest: South Dakota

Couriers and Messengers Salary by State

Compare Couriers and Messengers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$31,650
$46,520

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $34,820 AK $41,720 AZ $38,980 AR $37,070 CA $44,970 CO $45,140 CT $39,480 DE $38,760 DC $45,210 FL $37,740 GA $39,400 HI $38,580 ID $36,110 IL $39,100 IN $37,270 IA $38,460 KS $38,370 KY $35,880 LA $33,490 ME $41,710 MD $39,140 MA $42,380 MI $37,940 MN $44,860 MS $35,780 MO $41,410 MT $40,080 NE $34,600 NV $46,520 NH $40,630 NJ $40,870 NM $38,570 NY $38,740 NC $39,100 ND $38,090 OH $38,320 OK $38,910 OR $45,170 PA $39,700 RI $36,810 SC $36,710 SD $31,650 TN $40,270 TX $39,260 UT $42,840 VT $45,600 VA $37,820 WA $46,500 WV $34,890 WI $36,910 WY $31,680

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Nevada
$46,520
#2
Washington
$46,500
#3
Vermont
$45,600
#4
District of Columbia
$45,210
#5
Oregon
$45,170

Couriers and Messengers Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Nevada $46,520 $43,230 530
2 Washington $46,500 $47,020 1,190
3 Vermont $45,600 $43,570 50
4 District of Columbia $45,210 $46,650 120
5 Oregon $45,170 $45,440 850
6 Colorado $45,140 $45,700 640
7 California $44,970 $45,870 7,240
8 Minnesota $44,860 $45,710 440
9 Utah $42,840 $42,570 850
10 Massachusetts $42,380 $44,040 1,560
11 Alaska $41,720 $42,480 160
12 Maine $41,710 $42,670 40
13 Missouri $41,410 $40,990 1,060
14 New Jersey $40,870 $42,600 2,100
15 New Hampshire $40,630 $41,770 190
16 Tennessee $40,270 $40,460 N/A
17 Montana $40,080 $39,650 60
18 Pennsylvania $39,700 $40,680 3,330
19 Connecticut $39,480 $42,890 650
20 Georgia $39,400 $39,780 2,100
21 Texas $39,260 $40,490 4,710
22 Maryland $39,140 $41,210 770
23 Illinois $39,100 $40,880 1,340
24 North Carolina $39,100 $38,830 3,350
25 Arizona $38,980 $39,950 820
26 Oklahoma $38,910 $38,720 1,220
27 Delaware $38,760 $38,920 170
28 New York $38,740 $43,750 7,320
29 Hawaii $38,580 $40,160 270
30 New Mexico $38,570 $37,120 400
31 Iowa $38,460 $38,460 580
32 Kansas $38,370 $38,830 580
33 Ohio $38,320 $38,520 1,710
34 North Dakota $38,090 $41,120 40
35 Michigan $37,940 $38,400 1,500
36 Virginia $37,820 $41,330 2,010
37 Florida $37,740 $38,510 4,910
38 Indiana $37,270 $39,330 990
39 Arkansas $37,070 $36,770 300
40 Wisconsin $36,910 $38,550 2,560
41 Rhode Island $36,810 $37,020 160
42 South Carolina $36,710 $35,790 1,380
43 Idaho $36,110 $36,730 410
44 Kentucky $35,880 $34,560 750
45 Mississippi $35,780 $35,040 590
46 West Virginia $34,890 $34,800 240
47 Alabama $34,820 $35,430 720
48 Nebraska $34,600 $36,700 470
49 Louisiana $33,490 $33,900 1,030
50 Wyoming $31,680 $36,100 70
51 South Dakota $31,650 $34,170 80

Couriers and Messengers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Couriers and Messengers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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