Salary by Metro

SOC 11-9131 · Management Occupations

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents wages by metro

National median annual wage

$96,660

10th percentile
$85,090
25th percentile
$90,650
Median
$96,660
75th percentile
$102,960
90th percentile
$111,740
Mean
$97,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 13,810.

That median is 89.6% higher 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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A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA120$96,740$113,430$138,340
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL40$97,880$111,170$135,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ40$96,260$110,310$140,500
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA40$93,100$106,320$140,920
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI40$90,690$104,200$133,870
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI40$90,920$103,120$117,120
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA60$89,520$103,020$132,620
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL40$88,500$102,960$126,110
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX40$91,060$102,960$129,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA80$91,500$102,920$121,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN60$91,560$102,840$123,340
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI90$89,770$102,690$121,910
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY40$92,160$102,620$114,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX110$90,630$102,610$132,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA80$91,500$101,760$126,550
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH180$87,300$101,150$117,120
Cleveland, OH50$90,330$101,150$124,010
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX90$91,460$101,150$116,920
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN50$91,500$101,150$119,910
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ550$90,790$101,150$117,120

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Postmasters and Mail Superintendents jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ550$90,790$101,150$117,120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD240$86,240$99,840$116,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN200$88,480$101,130$117,120
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH180$87,300$101,150$117,120
Pittsburgh, PA150$92,270$100,780$114,150
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV130$85,050$97,240$118,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA120$86,170$98,570$118,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA120$96,740$113,430$138,340
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX110$90,630$102,610$132,750
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI110$85,090$94,830$108,180
St. Louis, MO-IL100$89,770$97,700$117,640
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD90$87,210$95,430$108,950
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI90$89,770$102,690$121,910
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX90$91,460$101,150$116,920
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA80$91,500$101,760$126,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA80$91,500$102,920$121,780
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN70$92,120$98,490$117,120
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY60$88,920$96,950$131,560
Birmingham, AL60$87,880$95,830$121,800
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC60$86,880$97,880$117,120

States and territories

State estimates for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Florida350$90,650$102,880$126,940
Puerto Rico90$94,060$101,580$113,110
California800$85,570$101,150$122,930
New Jersey440$89,270$101,100$117,040
Rhode Island40$89,880$99,900$117,120
Tennessee260$90,380$99,170$111,740
Hawaii60$85,090$99,070$117,120
Arizona150$75,050$99,050$120,680
South Carolina210$89,770$98,940$115,070
Indiana290$89,690$98,680$112,220
Kentucky240$89,770$98,570$111,740
Utah110$74,550$98,570$111,740
Delaware40$89,770$98,550$115,940
Arkansas180$89,770$97,880$111,740
Connecticut160$88,050$97,880$114,650
Michigan450$89,630$97,790$111,740
Ohio510$89,770$97,680$111,610
New York830$88,920$97,640$111,860
Texas820$87,110$97,550$112,800
Pennsylvania800$85,970$97,530$111,740
Georgia340$87,900$97,050$111,740
Massachusetts330$85,720$96,870$114,730
Wisconsin340$87,510$96,810$111,680
Louisiana250$87,190$96,550$110,990
North Carolina480$87,400$96,410$111,740
West Virginia180$86,010$96,260$109,030
Oklahoma240$88,250$96,080$110,360
Alabama280$87,710$95,740$111,740
Missouri300$87,090$95,680$108,310
Washington280$78,670$95,430$116,080
Mississippi190$87,170$95,270$111,740
Illinois510$85,280$94,970$110,550
Maryland230$86,780$94,890$108,520
Virginia370$86,280$94,790$110,570
Nebraska150$85,090$94,040$102,960
Oregon220$69,060$93,180$106,850
Iowa260$85,090$93,160$102,960
Kansas190$85,090$93,080$102,960
Colorado200$72,090$93,000$109,740
Maine180$79,960$93,000$104,330
New Hampshire160$84,120$92,980$107,350
Idaho130$72,800$92,820$111,180
Minnesota320$85,090$92,410$102,960
South Dakota100$71,720$91,540$107,720
New Mexico140$60,490$91,500$111,130
North Dakota90$59,110$91,040$102,960
Vermont120$85,090$89,890$101,050
Nevada70$50,270$89,770$116,600
Montana170$51,360$88,920$102,960
Wyoming80$50,880$88,040$101,150
Alaska170$51,330$59,340$99,420

Other management occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents is $96,660. Employment is 13,810.

How does Postmasters and Mail Superintendents pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents is 89.6% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is highest on this page's list at $113,430.