How much do Postal Service Mail Carriers make in Vallejo, CA?

Percentile spread

For Postal Service Mail Carriers, the published 10th percentile is $43,120 and the 90th percentile is $81,040. The difference is $37,920, which is 64.3% 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 $52,190 to the 75th at $81,000, covers $28,810.

The mean annual wage is $62,420, which sits above the median of $59,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Vallejo, CA median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $60,550 for Postal Service Mail Carriers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,398, which is 10.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5% lower than the California median of $62,090.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Vallejo, CA is 108.479, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Postal Service Mail Carriers at $54,398 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Postal Service Mail Carriers. Vallejo, CA ranks 15th of 18 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).).

• Napa, CA is 27 miles away, with a median of $67,140 and employment of 130. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,651, against $54,398 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $64,250 and employment of 4,730. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,573, against $54,398 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $63,610 and employment of 600. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,530, against $54,398 here.

Employment share

Postal Service Mail Carriers accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Vallejo, CA (410 of 144,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (328,820 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.35 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.