Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Postal Service Mail Carriers salaries across 51 states

$60,096

National Average (Median)

$64,250

Highest: District of Columbia

$57,470

Lowest: Mississippi

Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary by State

Compare Postal Service Mail Carriers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$57,470

$64,250

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $57,700 AK $59,880 AZ $62,390 AR $59,700 CA $62,090 CO $59,880 CT $61,130 DE $59,880 DC $64,250 FL $61,130 GA $57,700 HI $59,880 ID $57,820 IL $62,070 IN $59,880 IA $59,880 KS $58,540 KY $58,910 LA $58,910 ME $59,010 MD $62,070 MA $62,070 MI $59,880 MN $59,990 MS $57,470 MO $59,880 MT $59,010 NE $59,880 NV $62,070 NH $59,990 NJ $61,130 NM $59,880 NY $62,070 NC $59,990 ND $59,010 OH $61,130 OK $59,880 OR $59,400 PA $59,880 RI $63,610 SC $57,700 SD $60,760 TN $58,570 TX $60,550 UT $59,880 VT $59,010 VA $62,070 WA $59,990 WV $57,700 WI $59,880 WY $59,880

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

District of Columbia

$64,250

Rhode Island

$63,610

Arizona

$62,390

California

$62,090

Illinois

$62,070

Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in All 51 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	District of Columbia	$64,250	$65,030	930
2	Rhode Island	$63,610	$63,890	1,220
3	Arizona	$62,390	$63,650	5,300
4	California	$62,090	$64,560	32,320
5	Illinois	$62,070	$63,500	14,730
6	Maryland	$62,070	$63,400	6,420
7	Massachusetts	$62,070	$64,500	7,630
8	Nevada	$62,070	$63,090	2,530
9	New York	$62,070	$64,100	20,580
10	Virginia	$62,070	$62,790	7,900
11	Connecticut	$61,130	$62,740	4,510
12	Florida	$61,130	$62,670	20,810
13	New Jersey	$61,130	$63,230	10,160
14	Ohio	$61,130	$62,990	12,680
15	South Dakota	$60,760	$61,420	850
16	Texas	$60,550	$62,050	26,700
17	Minnesota	$59,990	$62,540	5,890
18	New Hampshire	$59,990	$62,330	1,560
19	North Carolina	$59,990	$61,920	11,030
20	Washington	$59,990	$62,830	6,550
21	Alaska	$59,880	$62,380	450
22	Colorado	$59,880	$62,480	5,100
23	Delaware	$59,880	$62,120	1,130
24	Hawaii	$59,880	$63,840	1,200
25	Indiana	$59,880	$62,140	6,910
26	Iowa	$59,880	$61,480	3,730
27	Michigan	$59,880	$62,190	11,610
28	Missouri	$59,880	$62,220	7,260
29	Nebraska	$59,880	$61,400	2,150
30	New Mexico	$59,880	$62,250	1,570
31	Oklahoma	$59,880	$61,400	4,130
32	Pennsylvania	$59,880	$62,460	13,900
33	Utah	$59,880	$62,210	2,460
34	Wisconsin	$59,880	$62,190	6,470
35	Wyoming	$59,880	$61,840	430
36	Arkansas	$59,700	$61,620	3,030
37	Oregon	$59,400	$61,570	3,760
38	Maine	$59,010	$61,820	1,510
39	Montana	$59,010	$61,070	830
40	North Dakota	$59,010	$60,640	800
41	Vermont	$59,010	$61,350	690
42	Kentucky	$58,910	$61,200	4,640
43	Louisiana	$58,910	$61,260	5,090
44	Tennessee	$58,570	$60,590	7,310
45	Kansas	$58,540	$61,260	3,310
46	Idaho	$57,820	$60,220	1,660
47	Alabama	$57,700	$60,050	5,840
48	Georgia	$57,700	$60,260	10,790
49	South Carolina	$57,700	$59,480	5,650
50	West Virginia	$57,700	$60,170	1,850
51	Mississippi	$57,470	$59,590	3,290

Postal Service Mail Carriers 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 Postal Service Mail Carriers 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