How much do Couriers and Messengers make in St. Cloud, MN?

Percentile spread

For Couriers and Messengers, the published 10th percentile is $29,340 and the 90th percentile is $52,150. The difference is $22,810, which is 60.4% 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 $34,830 to the 75th at $43,660, covers $8,830.

The mean annual wage is $40,180, which sits above the median of $37,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Cloud, MN median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $39,200 for Couriers and Messengers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,124, which is 10% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.8% lower than the Minnesota median of $44,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Cloud, MN is 87.632, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Couriers and Messengers at $43,124 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Couriers and Messengers. St. Cloud, MN ranks 4th of 5 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).).

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 68 miles away, with a median of $47,160 and employment of 240. That median is 24.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,991, against $43,124 here.
• Rochester, MN is 155 miles away, with a median of $46,000 and employment of 60. That median is 21.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,649, against $43,124 here.
• Duluth, MN-WI is 157 miles away, with a median of $44,200 and employment of 30. That median is 17% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,793, against $43,124 here.

Employment share

Couriers and Messengers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Cloud, MN (30 of 103,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.65 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.