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Salary by Job for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Employees

Updated: 10 Jun 2013
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U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Year Established:
1776
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postal service
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United States Post Office
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The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office and U.S. Mail, is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution. ...
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Employer: U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
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[-]Administrative Assistant (2)
$27,825 - $56,210  
   
[-]Administrative Assistant (2)
Total Pay$27,825 - $56,210  
   
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[+]Building Maintenance Worker (3)
$28,233 - $71,885  
   
[+]Building Maintenance Worker (3)
Salary$25,210 - $66,420  
   
Total Pay$28,233 - $71,885  
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[+]Business Specialist, Logistics / Inventory / Distribution / Transportation (2)
$36,982 - $100,610  
   
[+]Business Specialist, Logistics / Inventory / Distribution / Transportation (2)
Salary$41,874 - $98,307  
   
Total Pay$36,982 - $100,610  
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[+]Contract Specialist (3)
$37,842 - $114,364  
   
[+]Contract Specialist (3)
Salary$45,996 - $92,905  
   
Bonus$229.83 - $11,353  
Total Pay$37,842 - $114,364  
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[+]Contracting Officer (2)
$55,295 - $135,216  
   
[+]Contracting Officer (2)
Salary$61,624 - $136,237  
   
Total Pay$55,295 - $135,216  
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[+]Custodian (9)
$21,251 - $52,866  
   
[+]Custodian (9)
Salary$24,075 - $81,774  
   
Bonus$12.52 - $1,292  
Total Pay$21,251 - $52,866  
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[+]Custodian Janitor (2)
$20,629 - $57,005  
   
[+]Custodian Janitor (2)
Total Pay$20,629 - $57,005  
   
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[+]Customer Service Manager (4)
$33,417 - $103,813  
   
[+]Customer Service Manager (4)
Salary$38,379 - $99,956  
   
Total Pay$33,417 - $103,813  
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[+]Customer Service Supervisor (22)
$52,000 - $71,883  
   
[+]Customer Service Supervisor (22)
Salary$53,647 - $72,514  
   
Bonus$1.75 - $1,866  
Commission$30.46 - $3,742  
Total Pay$52,000 - $71,883  
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[+]Delivery Driver (2)
$21,832 - $83,543  
   
[+]Delivery Driver (2)
Total Pay$21,832 - $83,543  
   
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[+]Distribution Clerk (4)
$25,779 - $55,730  
   
[+]Distribution Clerk (4)
Bonus$2.98 - $629  
   
Total Pay$25,779 - $55,730  
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[+]District Operations Manager (2)
$68,138 - $189,017  
   
[+]District Operations Manager (2)
Salary$49,206 - $212,172  
   
Total Pay$68,138 - $189,017  
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[+]Electronics Technician (25)
$57,182 - $80,107  
   
[+]Electronics Technician (25)
Salary$56,431 - $63,789  
   
Bonus$2.61 - $1,860  
Total Pay$57,182 - $80,107  
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[+]First-Line Supervisor / Manager of Production and Operating Workers (3)
$43,484 - $102,404  
   
[+]First-Line Supervisor / Manager of Production and Operating Workers (3)
Salary$44,297 - $96,870  
   
Total Pay$43,484 - $102,404  
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[+]Front Desk Clerk (2)
$31,622 - $78,529  
   
[+]Front Desk Clerk (2)
Total Pay$31,622 - $78,529  
   
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[+]General / Operations Manager (2)
$49,355 - $170,540  
   
[+]General / Operations Manager (2)
Salary$54,432 - $146,254  
   
Total Pay$49,355 - $170,540  
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[+]Industrial Engineer (3)
$46,812 - $103,189  
   
[+]Industrial Engineer (3)
Salary$50,267 - $101,985  
   
Bonus$236.45 - $4,623  
Total Pay$46,812 - $103,189  
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[+]Industrial-Organizational Psychologist (2)
$27,023 - $127,086  
   
[+]Industrial-Organizational Psychologist (2)
Salary$37,647 - $112,261  
   
Bonus$141.61 - $7,673  
Total Pay$27,023 - $127,086  
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[+]Labor Relations Specialist (3)
$40,126 - $112,264  
   
[+]Labor Relations Specialist (3)
Salary$39,708 - $115,545  
   
Bonus$5.03 - $1,193  
Total Pay$40,126 - $112,264  
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[+]Machinery Maintenance Mechanic (4)
$43,637 - $81,697  
   
[+]Machinery Maintenance Mechanic (4)
Salary$39,462 - $71,225  
   
Bonus$5.59 - $2,253  
Total Pay$43,637 - $81,697  
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[+]Mail Handler (19)
$27,052 - $84,000  
   
[+]Mail Handler (19)
Salary$35,418 - $64,685  
   
Bonus$0.00 - $41,718  
Total Pay$27,052 - $84,000  
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[+]Mailman (3)
$25,082 - $83,979  
   
[+]Mailman (3)
Total Pay$25,082 - $83,979  
   
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[+]Mailroom Clerk (3)
$23,488 - $53,659  
   
[+]Mailroom Clerk (3)
Bonus$16.35 - $1,159  
   
Total Pay$23,488 - $53,659  
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[+]Maintenance Manager (2)
$53,571 - $110,082  
   
[+]Maintenance Manager (2)
Salary$54,064 - $109,853  
   
Total Pay$53,571 - $110,082  
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[+]Maintenance Mechanic (7)
$32,329 - $75,695  
   
[+]Maintenance Mechanic (7)
Salary$31,857 - $76,518  
   
Total Pay$32,329 - $75,695  
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[+]Maintenance Supervisor (3)
$39,643 - $100,372  
   
[+]Maintenance Supervisor (3)
Salary$41,603 - $97,642  
   
Bonus$9.02 - $1,544  
Total Pay$39,643 - $100,372  
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[+]Maintenance Technician (2)
$32,406 - $71,120  
   
[+]Maintenance Technician (2)
Bonus$11.01 - $2,225  
   
Total Pay$32,406 - $71,120  
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[+]Marketing Manager (2)
$64,240 - $133,718  
   
[+]Marketing Manager (2)
Salary$65,008 - $127,070  
   
Total Pay$64,240 - $133,718  
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[+]Officer in Command (3)
$33,972 - $124,411  
   
[+]Officer in Command (3)
Salary$36,455 - $112,057  
   
Total Pay$33,972 - $124,411  
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[+]Operations Analyst (2)
$43,618 - $108,864  
   
[+]Operations Analyst (2)
Salary$44,470 - $101,279  
   
Total Pay$43,618 - $108,864  
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[+]Operations Manager (5)
$51,098 - $122,258  
   
[+]Operations Manager (5)
Salary$50,725 - $122,792  
   
Bonus$295.65 - $9,506  
Total Pay$51,098 - $122,258  
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[+]Operations Supervisor (4)
$35,552 - $91,395  
   
[+]Operations Supervisor (4)
Salary$36,265 - $89,716  
   
Bonus$105.62 - $4,539  
Total Pay$35,552 - $91,395  
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[+]Postal Service Clerk (13)
$21,433 - $58,175  
   
[+]Postal Service Clerk (13)
Salary$38,760 - $62,291  
   
Total Pay$21,433 - $58,175  
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[+]Postal Service Mail Carrier (53)
$31,846 - $61,767  
   
[+]Postal Service Mail Carrier (53)
Salary$36,492 - $63,884  
   
Bonus$0.00 - $4,932  
Total Pay$31,846 - $61,767  
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[+]Postal Service Mail Sorter / Processor or Processing Machine Operator (11)
$14,759 - $59,180  
   
[+]Postal Service Mail Sorter / Processor or Processing Machine Operator (11)
Salary$28,499 - $60,807  
   
Bonus$2.18 - $1,250  
Total Pay$14,759 - $59,180  
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[+]Postman (2)
$27,137 - $82,882  
   
[+]Postman (2)
Total Pay$27,137 - $82,882  
   
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[+]Postmaster (52)
$35,745 - $89,722  
   
[+]Postmaster (52)
Salary$44,596 - $90,045  
   
Bonus$0.00 - $5,051  
Total Pay$35,745 - $89,722  
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[+]Program Manager, IT (2)
$80,728 - $148,023  
   
[+]Program Manager, IT (2)
Salary$82,001 - $137,110  
   
Total Pay$80,728 - $148,023  
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[+]Purchasing Specialist (2)
$41,982 - $85,549  
   
[+]Purchasing Specialist (2)
Salary$43,920 - $78,979  
   
Total Pay$41,982 - $85,549  
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[+]Regional Sales Manager (2)
$54,959 - $141,619  
   
[+]Regional Sales Manager (2)
Salary$53,325 - $132,383  
   
Total Pay$54,959 - $141,619  
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[+]Sales Clerk/Cashier (4)
$43,415 - $63,936  
   
[+]Sales Clerk/Cashier (4)
Total Pay$43,415 - $63,936  
   
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[+]Shipping / Receiving / Traffic Clerk (3)
$28,026 - $74,303  
   
[+]Shipping / Receiving / Traffic Clerk (3)
Salary$26,586 - $64,780  
   
Bonus$49.94 - $3,139  
Total Pay$28,026 - $74,303  
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[+]Software Developer (2)
$40,526 - $98,564  
   
[+]Software Developer (2)
Salary$41,748 - $95,375  
   
Total Pay$40,526 - $98,564  
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[+]Truck Driver, Heavy / Tractor-Trailer (4)
$30,051 - $84,286  
   
[+]Truck Driver, Heavy / Tractor-Trailer (4)
Bonus$153.60 - $3,167  
   
Total Pay$30,051 - $84,286  
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[+]United States Postal Worker (Carrier) (102)
$33,475 - $60,964  
   
[+]United States Postal Worker (Carrier) (102)
Salary$34,253 - $61,577  
   
Bonus$0.00 - $1,000  
Total Pay$33,475 - $60,964  
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[+]United States Postal Worker (Mail Handler) (11)
$21,084 - $108,500  
   
[+]United States Postal Worker (Mail Handler) (11)
Salary$33,689 - $71,775  
   
Total Pay$21,084 - $108,500  
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[+]United States Postal Worker (Mail Processing Clerk) (25)
$29,429 - $56,350  
   
[+]United States Postal Worker (Mail Processing Clerk) (25)
Salary$46,813 - $54,699  
   
Bonus$0.00 - $0.00  
Total Pay$29,429 - $56,350  
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[+]United States Postal Worker (Sales, Services & Distribution Associate) (6)
$37,295 - $64,503  
   
[+]United States Postal Worker (Sales, Services & Distribution Associate) (6)
Salary$35,923 - $78,288  
   
Bonus$23.65 - $5,584  
Total Pay$37,295 - $64,503  
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Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 10 Jun 2013 | Individuals Reporting: 564
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