Occupational employment / Postal service mail carriers

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Postal service mail carriers" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,950 Not available Not available
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 24,480 Not available Not available
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 13,920 Not available Not available
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 13,800 Not available Not available
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 11,840 Not available Not available
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 10,490 Not available Not available
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 9,990 Not available Not available
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,630 Not available Not available
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 6,970 Not available Not available
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,380 Not available Not available
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 6,280 Not available Not available
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 6,210 Not available Not available
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 6,070 Not available Not available
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 5,930 Not available Not available
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 5,710 Not available Not available
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 5,370 Not available Not available
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 5,150 Not available Not available
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 4,620 Not available Not available
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,380 Not available Not available
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 4,340 Not available Not available
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 4,050 Not available Not available
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,030 Not available Not available
St. Louis, MO-IL 3,990 Not available Not available
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,740 Not available Not available
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 3,560 Not available Not available
Baltimore-Towson, MD 3,440 Not available Not available
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,400 Not available Not available
Pittsburgh, PA 3,370 Not available Not available
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 3,320 Not available Not available
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,290 Not available Not available
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 3,280 Not available Not available
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 3,280 Not available Not available
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,270 Not available Not available
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 2,950 Not available Not available
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,950 Not available Not available
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 2,930 Not available Not available
Denver-Aurora, CO 2,870 Not available Not available
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 2,790 Not available Not available
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 2,650 Not available Not available
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 2,560 Not available Not available
Kansas City, MO-KS 2,520 Not available Not available
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,520 Not available Not available
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,320 Not available Not available
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,300 Not available Not available
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,180 Not available Not available
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,150 Not available Not available
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 2,130 Not available Not available
Columbus, OH 2,120 Not available Not available
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,050 Not available Not available
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 2,040 Not available Not available
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 2,000 Not available Not available
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 2,000 Not available Not available
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,800 Not available Not available
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,720 Not available Not available
San Antonio, TX 1,690 Not available Not available
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,670 Not available Not available
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 1,670 Not available Not available
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,640 Not available Not available
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,610 Not available Not available
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 1,590 Not available Not available
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,570 Not available Not available
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,570 Not available Not available
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,560 Not available Not available
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,540 Not available Not available
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,420 Not available Not available
Rochester, NY 1,390 Not available Not available
Richmond, VA 1,380 Not available Not available
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,380 Not available Not available
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,370 Not available Not available
Oklahoma City, OK 1,370 Not available Not available
Jacksonville, FL 1,320 Not available Not available
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,260 Not available Not available
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,240 Not available Not available
Dayton, OH 1,140 Not available Not available
Tulsa, OK 1,090 Not available Not available
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 1,070 Not available Not available
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,060 Not available Not available
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,050 Not available Not available
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,050 Not available Not available
Salt Lake City, UT 1,020 Not available Not available
Springfield, MA-CT 940 Not available Not available
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 910 Not available Not available
Tucson, AZ 910 Not available Not available
Greensboro-High Point, NC 900 Not available Not available
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 890 Not available Not available
Honolulu, HI 880 Not available Not available
Toledo, OH 880 Not available Not available
Syracuse, NY 860 Not available Not available
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 850 Not available Not available
Albuquerque, NM 850 Not available Not available
Akron, OH 830 Not available Not available
Columbia, SC 810 Not available Not available
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 800 Not available Not available
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 790 Not available Not available
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 790 Not available Not available
New Haven, CT 790 Not available Not available
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 780 Not available Not available
Baton Rouge, LA 770 Not available Not available
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 770 Not available Not available
Fresno, CA 770 Not available Not available
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 760 Not available Not available
Knoxville, TN 760 Not available Not available
Madison, WI 760 Not available Not available
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 750 Not available Not available
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 740 Not available Not available
Worcester, MA-CT 730 Not available Not available
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 720 Not available Not available
Wichita, KS 710 Not available Not available
Colorado Springs, CO 690 Not available Not available
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 690 Not available Not available
Greenville, SC 660 Not available Not available
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 640 Not available Not available
Winston-Salem, NC 620 Not available Not available
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 620 Not available Not available
Boise City-Nampa, ID 620 Not available Not available
Stockton, CA 620 Not available Not available
Lakeland, FL 610 Not available Not available
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 600 Not available Not available
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 600 Not available Not available
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 590 Not available Not available
Bakersfield, CA 580 Not available Not available
Durham, NC 580 Not available Not available
Lancaster, PA 570 Not available Not available
Lexington-Fayette, KY 570 Not available Not available
Jackson, MS 570 Not available Not available
Flint, MI 560 Not available Not available
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 550 Not available Not available
Springfield, MO 550 Not available Not available
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 550 Not available Not available
Spokane, WA 550 Not available Not available
Canton-Massillon, OH 540 Not available Not available
Chattanooga, TN-GA 540 Not available Not available
El Paso, TX 520 Not available Not available
Asheville, NC 510 Not available Not available
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 510 Not available Not available
York-Hanover, PA 510 Not available Not available
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 490 Not available Not available
Peoria, IL 490 Not available Not available
Reading, PA 480 Not available Not available
Modesto, CA 480 Not available Not available
Evansville, IN-KY 470 Not available Not available
Reno-Sparks, NV 470 Not available Not available
Boulder, CO 470 Not available Not available
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 460 Not available Not available
Ann Arbor, MI 460 Not available Not available
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 460 Not available Not available
Fort Wayne, IN 450 Not available Not available
Huntsville, AL 450 Not available Not available
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 450 Not available Not available
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 440 Not available Not available
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 440 Not available Not available
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 440 Not available Not available
Rockford, IL 440 Not available Not available
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 430 Not available Not available
Naples-Marco Island, FL 420 Not available Not available
Ocala, FL 410 Not available Not available
Montgomery, AL 410 Not available Not available
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 410 Not available Not available
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 410 Not available Not available
Wilmington, NC 410 Not available Not available
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 400 Not available Not available
Fayetteville, NC 400 Not available Not available
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 400 Not available Not available
Mobile, AL 400 Not available Not available
Duluth, MN-WI 390 Not available Not available
Tallahassee, FL 390 Not available Not available
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 390 Not available Not available
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 390 Not available Not available
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 380 Not available Not available
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 380 Not available Not available
Roanoke, VA 380 Not available Not available
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 380 Not available Not available
Green Bay, WI 370 Not available Not available
Utica-Rome, NY 370 Not available Not available
Provo-Orem, UT 370 Not available Not available
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 360 Not available Not available
Anchorage, AK 350 Not available Not available
Eugene-Springfield, OR 350 Not available Not available
Savannah, GA 350 Not available Not available
Atlantic City, NJ 350 Not available Not available
Erie, PA 350 Not available Not available
Salem, OR 350 Not available Not available
Salinas, CA 340 Not available Not available
Corpus Christi, TX 340 Not available Not available
Barnstable Town, MA 330 Not available Not available
Springfield, IL 330 Not available Not available
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 320 Not available Not available
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 320 Not available Not available
Lincoln, NE 320 Not available Not available
Topeka, KS 320 Not available Not available
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 320 Not available Not available
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 320 Not available Not available
Charleston, WV 320 Not available Not available
Cedar Rapids, IA 320 Not available Not available
Gainesville, FL 310 Not available Not available
Binghamton, NY 310 Not available Not available
Visalia-Porterville, CA 310 Not available Not available
Lynchburg, VA 300 Not available Not available
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 300 Not available Not available
Spartanburg, SC 300 Not available Not available
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 300 Not available Not available
Sioux Falls, SD 290 Not available Not available
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 290 Not available Not available
Champaign-Urbana, IL 290 Not available Not available
Fort Smith, AR-OK 290 Not available Not available
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 290 Not available Not available
Appleton, WI 280 Not available Not available
Columbus, GA-AL 280 Not available Not available
Lubbock, TX 280 Not available Not available
Bloomington, IN 270 Not available Not available
Manchester, NH 270 Not available Not available
Amarillo, TX 270 Not available Not available
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 270 Not available Not available
Clarksville, TN-KY 270 Not available Not available
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 270 Not available Not available
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 260 Not available Not available
Waco, TX 260 Not available Not available
Macon, GA 260 Not available Not available
Waterbury, CT 260 Not available Not available
Lafayette, LA 260 Not available Not available
Fargo, ND-MN 250 Not available Not available
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 250 Not available Not available
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 250 Not available Not available
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 250 Not available Not available
Charlottesville, VA 250 Not available Not available
Tyler, TX 250 Not available Not available
Rochester, MN 240 Not available Not available
Longview, TX 240 Not available Not available
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 240 Not available Not available
Olympia, WA 240 Not available Not available
St. Cloud, MN 240 Not available Not available
Tuscaloosa, AL 230 Not available Not available
Racine, WI 230 Not available Not available
Greeley, CO 230 Not available Not available
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 230 Not available Not available
Danbury, CT 220 Not available Not available
Chico, CA 220 Not available Not available
Bloomington-Normal, IL 220 Not available Not available
Lake Charles, LA 220 Not available Not available
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 220 Not available Not available
New Bedford, MA 220 Not available Not available
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 220 Not available Not available
Bellingham, WA 220 Not available Not available
Johnson City, TN 220 Not available Not available
Eau Claire, WI 210 Not available Not available
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 210 Not available Not available
Athens-Clarke County, GA 210 Not available Not available
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 210 Not available Not available
Columbia, MO 210 Not available Not available
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 210 Not available Not available
Lafayette, IN 210 Not available Not available
Florence, SC 210 Not available Not available
Monroe, LA 210 Not available Not available
Terre Haute, IN 210 Not available Not available
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 210 Not available Not available
Yakima, WA 200 Not available Not available
Anderson, SC 200 Not available Not available
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 200 Not available Not available
Gainesville, GA 200 Not available Not available
Merced, CA 200 Not available Not available
Johnstown, PA 190 Not available Not available
Dothan, AL 190 Not available Not available
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 190 Not available Not available
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 190 Not available Not available
Kingston, NY 190 Not available Not available
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 190 Not available Not available
College Station-Bryan, TX 190 Not available Not available
Punta Gorda, FL 190 Not available Not available
Madera, CA 190 Not available Not available
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 190 Not available Not available
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 190 Not available Not available
Medford, OR 190 Not available Not available
Jackson, MI 190 Not available Not available
Janesville, WI 190 Not available Not available
Wheeling, WV-OH 190 Not available Not available
Burlington, NC 180 Not available Not available
Dover, DE 180 Not available Not available
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 180 Not available Not available
Battle Creek, MI 180 Not available Not available
Jefferson City, MO 180 Not available Not available
Abilene, TX 180 Not available Not available
Joplin, MO 170 Not available Not available
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 170 Not available Not available
Greenville, NC 170 Not available Not available
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 170 Not available Not available
Springfield, OH 170 Not available Not available
Decatur, IL 170 Not available Not available
Monroe, MI 170 Not available Not available
Jacksonville, NC 170 Not available Not available
Ocean City, NJ 170 Not available Not available
Bangor, ME 170 Not available Not available
Wichita Falls, TX 160 Not available Not available
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 160 Not available Not available
Decatur, AL 160 Not available Not available
Billings, MT 160 Not available Not available
La Crosse, WI-MN 160 Not available Not available
Albany, GA 160 Not available Not available
Hattiesburg, MS 160 Not available Not available
St. Joseph, MO-KS 160 Not available Not available
Wausau, WI 160 Not available Not available
Iowa City, IA 160 Not available Not available
Williamsport, PA 160 Not available Not available
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 160 Not available Not available
Yuba City, CA 160 Not available Not available
Altoona, PA 160 Not available Not available
Morristown, TN 160 Not available Not available
Anderson, IN 160 Not available Not available
Mansfield, OH 160 Not available Not available
Glens Falls, NY 160 Not available Not available
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 160 Not available Not available
Sherman-Denison, TX 150 Not available Not available
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 150 Not available Not available
Pueblo, CO 150 Not available Not available
Grand Forks, ND-MN 150 Not available Not available
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 150 Not available Not available
Napa, CA 150 Not available Not available
State College, PA 150 Not available Not available
Coeur d'Alene, ID 150 Not available Not available
Elizabethtown, KY 150 Not available Not available
Owensboro, KY 150 Not available Not available
Santa Fe, NM 150 Not available Not available
Alexandria, LA 150 Not available Not available
Yuma, AZ 150 Not available Not available
Rocky Mount, NC 150 Not available Not available
Redding, CA 150 Not available Not available
Grand Junction, CO 150 Not available Not available
Lebanon, PA 140 Not available Not available
Gadsden, AL 140 Not available Not available
Pascagoula, MS 140 Not available Not available
Bay City, MI 140 Not available Not available
Hot Springs, AR 140 Not available Not available
Jonesboro, AR 140 Not available Not available
Harrisonburg, VA 140 Not available Not available
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 140 Not available Not available
Morgantown, WV 140 Not available Not available
Valdosta, GA 140 Not available Not available
Fond du Lac, WI 140 Not available Not available
Sheboygan, WI 140 Not available Not available
Jackson, TN 130 Not available Not available
Salisbury, MD 130 Not available Not available
Cumberland, MD-WV 130 Not available Not available
Dalton, GA 130 Not available Not available
Warner Robins, GA 130 Not available Not available
Bowling Green, KY 130 Not available Not available
Muncie, IN 130 Not available Not available
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 130 Not available Not available
Dubuque, IA 130 Not available Not available
Idaho Falls, ID 130 Not available Not available
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 130 Not available Not available
Bend, OR 130 Not available Not available
Las Cruces, NM 130 Not available Not available
Bismarck, ND 130 Not available Not available
Anniston-Oxford, AL 130 Not available Not available
Goldsboro, NC 130 Not available Not available
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 130 Not available Not available
Danville, VA 130 Not available Not available
Ithaca, NY 120 Not available Not available
Sumter, SC 120 Not available Not available
Auburn-Opelika, AL 120 Not available Not available
Laredo, TX 120 Not available Not available
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 120 Not available Not available
El Centro, CA 120 Not available Not available
Brunswick, GA 120 Not available Not available
Danville, IL 120 Not available Not available
Elmira, NY 120 Not available Not available
Kokomo, IN 120 Not available Not available
Lawrence, KS 110 Not available Not available
Lima, OH 110 Not available Not available
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 110 Not available Not available
Pittsfield, MA 110 Not available Not available
Midland, TX 110 Not available Not available
Palm Coast, FL 110 Not available Not available
Rapid City, SD 110 Not available Not available
Winchester, VA-WV 110 Not available Not available
Flagstaff, AZ 110 Not available Not available
Missoula, MT 110 Not available Not available
Cleveland, TN 110 Not available Not available
St. George, UT 100 Not available Not available
Wenatchee, WA 100 Not available Not available
Pine Bluff, AR 100 Not available Not available
Great Falls, MT 100 Not available Not available
Prescott, AZ 100 Not available Not available
Lawton, OK 100 Not available Not available
Victoria, TX 100 Not available Not available
Odessa, TX 100 Not available Not available
Sandusky, OH 100 Not available Not available
Corvallis, OR 100 Not available Not available
Rome, GA 100 Not available Not available
Columbus, IN 90 Not available Not available
Cheyenne, WY 90 Not available Not available
Pocatello, ID 90 Not available Not available
Ames, IA 90 Not available Not available
Longview, WA 90 Not available Not available
Portsmouth, NH-ME 90 Not available Not available
Logan, UT-ID 90 Not available Not available
San Angelo, TX 90 Not available Not available
Casper, WY 80 Not available Not available
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 80 Not available Not available
Lewiston, ID-WA 70 Not available Not available
Carson City, NV 70 Not available Not available
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 60 Not available Not available
Farmington, NM 60 Not available Not available
Fairbanks, AK 50 Not available Not available
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