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Postal Service Mail Carriers in Tennessee

Considering a career as a Postal Service Mail Carrier in Tennessee?

-12% Jobs Projection
$51,750 Median Salary
330 Job Openings

While jobs for Postal Service Mail Carriers in Tennessee are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Postal Service Mail Carriers in Tennessee is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Postal Service Mail Carriers Work in Tennessee?

7,150 people worked as Postal Service Mail Carriers in 2018 in this state.

There were 6,730 Postal Service Mail Carriers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 420 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Postal Service Mail Carriers in this state are declining at a rate of 12.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -12.1%.

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Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 330 annual job openings, and a total of 5,790 jobs for Tennessee Postal Service Mail Carriers in 2026.

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

What do Postal Service Mail Carriers Make in Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Mail Carriers ranged from $36,990 to $67,350 with $51,750 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.78 to $32.38. The median hourly rate was $24.88.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $25.84 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.96.

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

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Top Tennessee 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
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 1,900 $51,740
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,300 $56,400
Knoxville, TN 930 $54,680
Chattanooga, TN-GA 530 $51,130
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 380 $53,500
Clarksville, TN-KY 280 $47,310
Johnson City, TN 230 $52,200
Jackson, TN 130 $57,090
Morristown, TN 130 $50,980
Cleveland, TN 110 $55,900

Top States for Postal Service Mail Carriers Employment

The table below shows the states 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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