How does Couriers and Messengers pay in Alabama compare to the national average?

Alabama Couriers and Messengers salaries are 17% below the US national median of $38,340 per year.

What is the salary range for a Couriers and Messengers in Alabama?

Couriers and Messengers salaries in Alabama range from $22,460 (10th percentile) to $39,780 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Couriers and Messengers Salary in Alabama

SOC 43-5021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Couriers and Messengers in Alabama is $31,870 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $15.32 per hour. This is 17% below the national median of $38,340. 1,020 people work as Couriers and Messengers in Alabama. Wages have grown 44% since 2014, when the median was $22,080.

Median Annual Salary

$31,870

Mean Annual

$32,730

Median Hourly

$15.32

Total Employed

1,020

Location Quotient

1.04

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$22k

10th

$27k

25th

$32k

Median

$37k

75th

$40k

90th

How This Compares

Alabama

$31,870

this metro

United States

$38,340

you earn -17% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$31,870	$32,730	1,020
2023	$31,270	$31,360	1,520
2022	$28,810	$29,840	1,390
2021	$24,840	$27,210	1,100
2020	$23,860	$25,580	1,090
2019	$22,870	$24,800	1,090
2018	$24,010	$25,540	1,180
2017	$24,450	$25,830	1,230
2016	$23,660	$25,900	1,680
2015	$23,620	$25,370	1,680
2014	$22,080	$24,170	1,670

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