How much do Postal Service Mail Carriers make in Topeka, KS?

Percentile spread

For Postal Service Mail Carriers, the published 10th percentile is $42,390 and the 90th percentile is $81,040. The difference is $38,650, which is 66.8% 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 $48,940 to the 75th at $75,190, covers $26,250.

The mean annual wage is $61,340, which sits above the median of $57,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Topeka, KS median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $60,550 for Postal Service Mail Carriers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,098, which is 7.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% lower than the Kansas median of $58,540.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Topeka, KS is 88.820, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Postal Service Mail Carriers at $65,098 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Postal Service Mail Carriers. Topeka, KS ranks 11th of 13 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).).

• Lawrence, KS is 29 miles away, with a median of $70,530 and employment of 100. That median is 22% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,156, against $65,098 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 44 miles away, with a median of $57,700 and employment of 130. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,996, against $65,098 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $61,010 and employment of 2,400. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,926, against $65,098 here.

Employment share

Postal Service Mail Carriers accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Topeka, KS (280 of 115,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (328,820 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.