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Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median postal service mail carriers in the US earns $60,550 per year (328,820 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington DC ($64,250) and lowest in Mississippi ($57,470) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Postal Service Mail Carriers pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Washington DC $64,250 $51,075 $4,256 79.5% 930
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Rhode Island $63,610 $51,522 $4,294 81% 1,220
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Arizona $62,390 $50,959 $4,247 81.7% 5,300
Postal Service Mail Carriers in California $62,090 $50,294 $4,191 81% 32,320
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Illinois $62,070 $49,126 $4,094 79.1% 14,730
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Massachusetts $62,070 $49,170 $4,097 79.2% 7,630
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Maryland $62,070 $49,469 $4,122 79.7% 6,420
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Nevada $62,070 $52,053 $4,338 83.9% 2,530
Postal Service Mail Carriers in New York $62,070 $49,298 $4,108 79.4% 20,580
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Virginia $62,070 $49,298 $4,108 79.4% 7,900
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Connecticut $61,130 $49,472 $4,123 80.9% 4,510
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Florida $61,130 $51,298 $4,275 83.9% 20,810
Postal Service Mail Carriers in New Jersey $61,130 $49,467 $4,122 80.9% 10,160
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Ohio $61,130 $50,399 $4,200 82.4% 12,680
Postal Service Mail Carriers in South Dakota $60,760 $51,001 $4,250 83.9% 850
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Texas $60,550 $50,832 $4,236 84% 26,700
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Minnesota $59,990 $47,826 $3,986 79.7% 5,890
Postal Service Mail Carriers in North Carolina $59,990 $48,497 $4,041 80.8% 11,030
Postal Service Mail Carriers in New Hampshire $59,990 $50,382 $4,199 84% 1,560
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Washington $59,990 $50,382 $4,199 84% 6,550
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Alaska $59,880 $50,294 $4,191 84% 450
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Colorado $59,880 $48,367 $4,031 80.8% 5,100
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Delaware $59,880 $47,647 $3,971 79.6% 1,130
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Hawaii $59,880 $47,273 $3,939 78.9% 1,200
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Iowa $59,880 $48,670 $4,056 81.3% 3,730
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Indiana $59,880 $48,557 $4,046 81.1% 6,910
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Michigan $59,880 $47,999 $4,000 80.2% 11,610
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Missouri $59,880 $48,417 $4,035 80.9% 7,260
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Nebraska $59,880 $48,449 $4,037 80.9% 2,150
Postal Service Mail Carriers in New Mexico $59,880 $48,645 $4,054 81.2% 1,570
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Oklahoma $59,880 $48,145 $4,012 80.4% 4,130
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Pennsylvania $59,880 $48,455 $4,038 80.9% 13,900
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Utah $59,880 $47,599 $3,967 79.5% 2,460
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Wisconsin $59,880 $48,440 $4,037 80.9% 6,470
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Wyoming $59,880 $50,294 $4,191 84% 430
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Arkansas $59,700 $48,033 $4,003 80.5% 3,030
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Oregon $59,400 $45,540 $3,795 76.7% 3,760
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Maine $59,010 $46,793 $3,899 79.3% 1,510
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Montana $59,010 $47,578 $3,965 80.6% 830
Postal Service Mail Carriers in North Dakota $59,010 $49,595 $4,133 84% 800
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Vermont $59,010 $48,052 $4,004 81.4% 690
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Kentucky $58,910 $47,570 $3,964 80.8% 4,640
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Louisiana $58,910 $48,133 $4,011 81.7% 5,090
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Tennessee $58,570 $49,241 $4,103 84.1% 7,310
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Kansas $58,540 $46,750 $3,896 79.9% 3,310
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Idaho $57,820 $46,682 $3,890 80.7% 1,660
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Alabama $57,700 $45,922 $3,827 79.6% 5,840
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Georgia $57,700 $46,170 $3,848 80% 10,790
Postal Service Mail Carriers in South Carolina $57,700 $46,237 $3,853 80.1% 5,650
Postal Service Mail Carriers in West Virginia $57,700 $46,679 $3,890 80.9% 1,850
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Mississippi $57,470 $46,790 $3,899 81.4% 3,290
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