Hourly Rate for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Employees

USPS Salary Information

Is snail mail a thing of the past? It might seem that way, now that e-mail and text messaging are part of most people’s daily lives, but the U.S. Postal Service employs thousands of mail carriers and delivers millions of mail items each year. The truth is that we still depend on USPS employees for numerous services, from mailing packages to applying for a passport. To get an idea of what USPS salaries are like, take a look at the chart showing USPS Salary Data by Job Title. This chart compares median salaries for various job titles, including mail carrier, service clerk and sales associate. If you’re considering a career with the U.S. Postal Service, you might be interested to know that measuring USPS Salary by Degree shows no salary advantage for those who have earned a bachelor’s degree. The degree chart actually shows slightly higher median salaries for USPS employees with associate degrees or high school diplomas. For some positions, experience may be a more important factor than education in determining salary. Looking at median USPS Salaries by Years Experience shows that salaries tend to increase steadily along with years spent on the job. When it comes to location, the median USPS salary is slightly higher in Illinois than in New York, California and other states according to PayScale’s USPS Salary by State report.

To further your USPS salary research, see PayScale's detailed report on Postal Salaries for mail carriers.