How does Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Ames, IA compare to the national average?

Ames, IA Postal Service Mail Carriers salaries are 1% above the US national median of $57,490 per year.

What is the salary range for a Postal Service Mail Carriers in Ames, IA?

Postal Service Mail Carriers salaries in Ames, IA range from $42,390 (10th percentile) to $80,500 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in Ames, IA

SOC 43-5052 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Postal Service Mail Carriers in Ames, IA is $57,910 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $27.84 per hour. This is 1% above the national median of $57,490. 130 people work as Postal Service Mail Carriers in Ames, IA. Wages have grown 17% since 2019, when the median was $49,410.

Median Annual Salary

$57,910

Mean Annual

$60,330

Median Hourly

$27.84

Total Employed

130

Salary Distribution

$42k

10th

$46k

25th

$58k

Median

$75k

75th

$81k

90th

How This Compares

Ames, IA

$57,910

this metro

Iowa

$57,820

you earn +0% vs state

United States

$57,490

you earn +1% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$57,910	$60,330	130
2023	$58,390	$59,460	90
2022	$53,900	$56,020	100
2021	$49,860	$53,460	100
2020	$48,560	$51,860	110
2019	$49,410	$51,480	100

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Public Safety Telecommunicators	$56,700
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