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Postal Service Mail Carriers in Texas

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8.3% Jobs Projection
$52,620 Median Salary
1,810 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Postal Service Mail Carriers in Texas is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Postal Service Mail Carriers Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 25,130 people working as Postal Service Mail Carriers in the year 2018.

There were 24,680 Postal Service Mail Carriers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 450 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Postal Service Mail Carriers in this state are growing at a rate of 8.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -12.1%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,810 annual job openings, and a total of 25,150 jobs for Texas 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 Texas?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Mail Carriers ranged from $36,990 to $65,610 with $52,620 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.78 to $31.55. The median hourly rate was $25.3.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.61 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.31.

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

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,770 $57,800
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,330 $54,590
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 1,890 $55,910
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,860 $49,030
El Paso, TX 560 $48,740
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 480 $53,490
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 450 $51,750
Killeen-Temple, TX 400 $45,320
Corpus Christi, TX 370 $52,200
Lubbock, TX 300 $54,060
Waco, TX 280 $48,750
Amarillo, TX 270 $61,270
Tyler, TX 260 $51,930
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 240 $54,030
Longview, TX 240 $59,670
College Station-Bryan, TX 220 $51,270
Abilene, TX 180 $46,530
Texarkana, TX-AR 170 $55,610
Wichita Falls, TX 160 $49,740
Laredo, TX 150 $53,490
Sherman-Denison, TX 140 $51,740
Midland, TX 120 $45,320
Odessa, TX 120 $47,030
San Angelo, TX 100 $45,320
Victoria, TX 90 $47,040

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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