How much do Couriers and Messengers make in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

Percentile spread

For Couriers and Messengers, the published 10th percentile is $34,490 and the 90th percentile is $56,920. The difference is $22,430, which is 54.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,490 to the 75th at $47,340, covers $9,850.

The mean annual wage is $44,100, which sits above the median of $41,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY median is 4.7% higher than the national median of $39,200 for Couriers and Messengers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,497, which is 4.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% higher than the New York median of $38,740.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 109.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Couriers and Messengers at $37,497 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Couriers and Messengers. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ranks 8th of 25 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 40 miles away, with a median of $38,910 and employment of 100. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,411, against $37,497 here.
• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 49 miles away, with a median of $35,750 and employment of 80. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,830, against $37,497 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 59 miles away, with a median of $41,140 and employment of 6,690. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,548, against $37,497 here.

Employment share

Couriers and Messengers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY (190 of 268,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.60 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.