Salary by Metro

SOC 43-5021 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Couriers and Messengers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$39,200

10th percentile
$31,550
25th percentile
$36,070
Median
$39,200
75th percentile
$45,280
90th percentile
$50,330
Mean
$40,970

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 68,640.

That median is 23.1% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Couriers and Messengers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA390$42,020$55,680$69,100
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA660$40,630$48,510$59,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA940$41,020$47,840$57,520
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI240$38,590$47,160$60,940
Modesto, CA110$35,660$47,020$72,470
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV420$32,400$46,850$48,840
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA140$31,190$46,710$48,150
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO440$30,890$46,170$60,330
Napa, CA50$42,740$46,060$62,120
Rochester, MN60$36,890$46,000$57,650
Bellingham, WA60$39,260$45,920$55,300
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA520$36,350$45,650$60,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,010$36,770$44,840$59,570
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA470$36,090$44,760$69,110
Fresno, CA170$34,320$44,370$55,180
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX410$35,610$44,220$54,430
Duluth, MN-WI30$35,240$44,200$51,110
Memphis, TN-MS-AR1,100$36,450$44,040$44,870
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ390$34,430$43,920$47,700
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,070$37,080$43,830$60,800

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Couriers and Messengers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ6,690$35,800$41,140$58,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3,030$37,210$43,760$54,910
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR2,290$21,840$23,760$31,750
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1,770$32,130$37,650$46,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1,530$32,800$40,340$53,370
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,400$35,520$41,860$51,650
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,380$35,100$39,720$47,900
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN1,360$35,660$42,800$47,720
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC1,100$31,220$39,110$46,830
Memphis, TN-MS-AR1,100$36,450$44,040$44,870
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX1,090$33,990$40,370$50,500
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,070$37,080$43,830$60,800
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,010$36,770$44,840$59,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA940$41,020$47,840$57,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI930$29,770$36,560$46,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN810$34,340$41,130$49,310
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL770$31,860$37,820$47,330
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA690$36,140$42,440$57,360
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL680$33,060$38,100$45,840
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA660$40,630$48,510$59,930

States and territories

State estimates for Couriers and Messengers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Nevada530$31,700$46,520$49,980
Washington1,190$38,380$46,500$55,370
Vermont50$36,190$45,600$46,140
District of Columbia120$37,930$45,210$55,540
Oregon850$35,110$45,170$58,960
Colorado640$30,890$45,140$60,330
California7,240$36,200$44,970$57,360
Minnesota440$36,640$44,860$58,480
Utah850$36,730$42,840$47,560
Massachusetts1,560$35,560$42,380$56,510
Alaska160$37,100$41,720$48,180
Maine40$38,020$41,710$48,770
Missouri1,060$33,560$41,410$47,950
New Jersey2,100$34,150$40,870$51,590
New Hampshire190$26,350$40,630$53,980
TennesseeNot available$33,360$40,270$46,940
Montana60$27,040$40,080$50,500
Pennsylvania3,330$30,520$39,700$48,950
Connecticut650$35,300$39,480$54,980
Georgia2,100$29,340$39,400$47,900
Texas4,710$30,900$39,260$49,490
Maryland770$33,850$39,140$49,850
Illinois1,340$32,520$39,100$47,550
North Carolina3,350$28,120$39,100$47,280
Arizona820$31,200$38,980$46,330
Oklahoma1,220$29,470$38,910$44,170
Delaware170$33,960$38,760$46,810
New York7,320$35,190$38,740$56,840
Hawaii270$36,410$38,580$45,250
New Mexico400$28,310$38,570$43,240
Iowa580$32,180$38,460$42,840
Kansas580$28,210$38,370$48,000
Ohio1,710$31,200$38,320$44,860
North Dakota40$31,740$38,090$48,150
Michigan1,500$30,830$37,940$45,420
Virginia2,010$31,180$37,820$54,910
Florida4,910$31,100$37,740$46,270
Indiana990$31,640$37,270$50,910
Arkansas300$27,600$37,070$43,690
Wisconsin2,560$29,770$36,910$45,960
Rhode Island160$31,200$36,810$47,290
South Carolina1,380$25,000$36,710$46,040
Idaho410$26,150$36,110$45,660
Kentucky750$25,580$35,880$42,390
Mississippi590$25,700$35,780$42,550
West Virginia240$29,640$34,890$39,440
Alabama720$27,020$34,820$45,230
Nebraska470$28,790$34,600$46,420
Louisiana1,030$22,980$33,490$44,630
Wyoming70$23,000$31,680$57,510
South Dakota80$30,260$31,650$40,910
Guam90$22,010$26,400$34,750
Puerto Rico2,910$21,840$23,160$30,070
Virgin Islands30$21,840$21,840$34,170

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Couriers and Messengers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Couriers and Messengers is $39,200. Employment is 68,640.

How does Couriers and Messengers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Couriers and Messengers is 23.1% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Couriers and Messengers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $55,680.