Pay Scale for Postal Employees
Postal employees work for a federal government entity that provides mail services to domestic and international destinations. They are restricted to handling nothing bigger than small parcels. As of 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), over 456,000 employees worked in 40,439 postal establishments. Salaries vary by job type. Does this Spark an idea?
Other People Are Reading
-
Mail Carriers
-
Mail carriers ply regular routes in vehicles or on foot to deliver mail to homes and businesses. Most begin work early in the morning and may continue into overtime hours in all kinds of weather. Their median salary is $52,200 per year, with a range of $37,950 to $53,700. This breaks down to $25.10 hourly, with a range of $18.25 to $25.82. The state with the highest pay for mail carriers is the District of Columbia at $24.81 per hour or $51,600 per year. The city with the same distinction is Fairbanks, Alaska, where compensation is $25.25 per hour or $52,530 per year. These figures are current, as of May 2009, from the BLS.
Clerks
-
Postal service clerks handle administrative and customer service tasks in post offices, such as selling stamps, processing packages and filling out money orders. They make a median $52,530 per year, with a range of $46,350 to $54,630. This breaks down to $25.26 per hour, with a median of $22.29 to $26.26. The state with the best pay for postal service clerks is the District of Columbia, at $25.26 an hour or $52,530 per year. The city with the highest-paid employees is New Orleans, Louisiana. Compensation there is at $25.81 per hour or $53,680 per year. (REFERENCE 3)
-
Sorters
-
Mail sorters organize incoming mail and route it to the proper destination. They load and unload mail trucks and may operate processing machinery. Mail sorters make a median $52,520 per year, with a range of $34,490 to $52,540. This translates to $25.25 per hour, with a range of $16.58 to $25.26. The state with the best pay for sorters is the District of Columbia, with compensation at $24.64 per hour or $51,240 per year. The city with the best pay is Lowell, Massachusetts, where wages run $25.45 per hour or $52,930 per year.
Postmasters
-
Postmasters and mail superintendents manage post offices or mailing facilities by coordinating staff, schedules and material resources. They earn a median $58,770 a year, with a range of $36,180 to $81,190. This breaks down to $28.26 per hour, with a range of $17.39 to $39.03. The state with the highest pay for this position is New Jersey, with compensation at $35.07 per hour or $72,950 per year. The city with the same distinction is Los Angeles, with compensation at $42.62 per hour or $88,640 per year.
-
References
- Photo Credit post office, ottawa, canada image by Richard McGuirk from Fotolia.com
