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Postal Service Mail Carriers in West Virginia

Want to work in West Virginia as a Postal Service Mail Carrier? Read this first!

-1% Jobs Projection
$46,860 Median Salary
130 Job Openings

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

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

  • Postal Service Mail Carriers in West Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Postal Service Mail Carriers Work in West Virginia?

In West Virginia, there were 1,840 people working as Postal Service Mail Carriers in the year 2018.

There were 1,740 Postal Service Mail Carriers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Postal Service Mail Carriers in this state are declining at a rate of 0.5% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 130 annual Postal Service Mail Carriers job openings in West Virginia, and 1,910 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 West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Mail Carriers ranged from $36,990 to $65,560 with $46,860 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.78 to $31.52. The median hourly rate was $22.53.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $24.36 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.83.

The median salary in West Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top West Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 7,060 $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 410 $51,750
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 290 $47,570
Charleston, WV 220 $58,150
Wheeling, WV-OH 180 $47,250
Morgantown, WV 150 $46,520
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 140 $46,530
Cumberland, MD-WV 120 $51,880
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 120 $48,250
Winchester, VA-WV 110 $45,380
Beckley, WV 70 $49,040

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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