How does Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Iowa compare to the national average?

Iowa 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 Iowa?

Postal Service Mail Carriers salaries in Iowa range from $42,390 (10th percentile) to $77,940 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in Iowa

SOC 43-5052 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Postal Service Mail Carriers in Iowa is $57,820 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $27.80 per hour. This is 1% above the national median of $57,490. 3,710 people work as Postal Service Mail Carriers in Iowa. Wages have grown 5% since 2014, when the median was $55,280.

Median Annual Salary

$57,820

Mean Annual

$59,740

Median Hourly

$27.80

Total Employed

3,710

Location Quotient

1.09

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$42k

10th

$46k

25th

$58k

Median

$75k

75th

$78k

90th

How This Compares

Iowa

$57,820

this metro

United States

$57,490

you earn +1% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$57,820	$59,740	3,710
2023	$56,330	$58,560	3,770
2022	$53,680	$55,530	3,770
2021	$51,650	$53,800	3,920
2020	$49,980	$52,500	3,940
2019	$49,480	$51,490	3,990
2018	$50,000	$51,350	4,030
2017	$50,600	$49,640	3,980
2016	$54,080	$49,930	3,920
2015	$56,150	$50,030	3,810
2014	$55,280	$50,790	3,710

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