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Postal Service Mail Carriers in California

Get the information you need to know about working as a Postal Service Mail Carrier.

4.2% Jobs Projection
$62,490 Median Salary
2,420 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Postal Service Mail Carriers in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Postal Service Mail Carriers in California is growing slower than average.

  • Postal Service Mail Carriers in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Postal Service Mail Carriers Work in California?

In California, there were 34,290 people working as Postal Service Mail Carriers in the year 2018.

There were 35,170 Postal Service Mail Carriers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 880 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,800 Postal Service Mail Carriers working in it, which means California has more Postal Service Mail Carriers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Postal Service Mail Carriers in this state are growing at a rate of 4.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -12.1%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,420 annual Postal Service Mail Carriers job openings in California, and 34,800 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 16,100 annual jobs and 278,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Postal Service Mail Carriers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Mail Carriers ranged from $36,990 to $63,320 with $62,490 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.78 to $30.44. The median hourly rate was $30.04.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.77 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.27.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Postal Service Mail Carriers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Postal Service Mail Carriers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,250 $62,490
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4,930 $62,490
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,200 $62,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,960 $62,490
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 2,110 $61,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,650 $62,490
Fresno, CA 770 $57,790
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 710 $62,490
Stockton-Lodi, CA 580 $61,290
Bakersfield, CA 540 $61,270
Santa Rosa, CA 530 $61,230
Modesto, CA 440 $61,680
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 390 $62,480
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 350 $62,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA 300 $52,160
Salinas, CA 300 $61,680
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 260 $57,950
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 240 $52,200
Chico, CA 210 $46,240
Merced, CA 180 $62,100
Madera, CA 160 $62,480
Yuba City, CA 140 $47,980
Redding, CA 140 $62,480
Napa, CA 140 $62,480
El Centro, CA 110 $62,350
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 90 $46,520

Top States for Postal Service Mail Carriers Employment

View the list below to see where most Postal Service Mail Carriers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 34,290 $62,490
Texas 25,130 $52,620
New York 22,400 $60,870
Florida 20,340 $57,380
Illinois 15,730 $57,790
Pennsylvania 14,830 $54,030
Ohio 13,720 $52,200
Michigan 12,630 $52,190
North Carolina 11,640 $50,000
Georgia 10,850 $48,380
New Jersey 10,390 $62,480
Virginia 8,950 $47,980
Massachusetts 8,190 $62,480
Missouri 7,900 $48,740
Indiana 7,380 $50,470
Maryland 7,180 $54,820
Tennessee 7,150 $51,750
Wisconsin 7,030 $51,010
Washington 6,800 $55,460
Minnesota 6,370 $51,980

Below are the states where Postal Service Mail Carriers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $62,490
California $62,490
Massachusetts $62,480
New Jersey $62,480
District of Columbia $62,480
Connecticut $61,180
New York $60,870
Alaska $59,940
Arizona $58,970
Nevada $58,710

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