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Postal Service Mail Carriers in Nevada

Postal Service Mail Carriers in Nevada

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

0.8% Jobs Projection
$58,710 Median Salary
180 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Postal Service Mail Carriers Work in Nevada?

In Nevada, there were 2,540 people working as Postal Service Mail Carriers in the year 2018.

There were 2,430 Postal Service Mail Carriers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Nevada

Jobs for Postal Service Mail Carriers in this state are growing at a rate of 0.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -12.1%.

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Nevada Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 180 annual job openings, and 2,620 total jobs in 2026 for Postal Service Mail Carriers in this state.

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

What do Postal Service Mail Carriers Make in Nevada?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Mail Carriers ranged from $36,980 to $63,760 with $58,710 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.78 to $30.65. The median hourly rate was $28.23.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $28.4 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.17.

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

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Top Nevada 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
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 1,880 $59,660
Reno, NV 440 $59,060
Carson City, NV 70 $45,760

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

Discover similar careers:

Occupation Nevada Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 730
Postal Service Clerks 450

References

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