How much does a Postal Assistant make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Postal Assistant in the United States is $37,780 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.
However, a Postal Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $42,279
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,602 to $40,135
Key Factors That Influence Postal Assistant Salaries
A Postal Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Postal Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Postal Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $47,652
San Francisco: $47,130
Oakland: $46,137
San Jose, CA$47,652
San Francisco, CA$47,130
Oakland, CA$46,137
New York, NY$43,500
Paramus, NJ$42,971
Queens Village, NY$42,969
Passaic, NJ$42,933
Bergenfield, NJ$42,929
Stamford, CT$42,846
Huntington, NY$42,831
Newark, NJ$42,552
Bridgeport, CT$42,472
Vallejo, CA$42,397
New Brunswick, NJ$42,382
Petaluma, CA$42,359
Middlesex, NJ$42,287
Somerset, NJ$42,261
Santa Cruz, CA$42,212
Boston, MA$41,981
Monterey, CA$41,849
Seattle, WA$41,762
Santa Rosa, CA$41,754
Los Angeles, CA$41,743
Juneau, AK$41,645
Washington, DC$41,603
Orange, CA$41,469
Santa Ana, CA$41,369
Long Beach, CA$41,331
Anaheim, CA$41,324
Anchorage, AK$41,305
Santa Maria, CA$41,192
Everett, WA$41,184
Danbury, CT$41,051
Bremerton, WA$40,999
Tacoma, WA$40,863
New Suffolk, NY$40,862
Sacramento, CA$40,852
Santa Barbara, CA$40,810
Trenton, NJ$40,768
San Diego, CA$40,768
Brockton, MA$40,727
Fairbanks, AK$40,634
Lompoc, CA$40,538
Lowell, MA$40,507
Ventura, CA$40,500
Nashua, NH$40,493
Stockton, CA$40,489
Modesto, CA$40,213
Poughkeepsie, NY$40,130
Olympia, WA$40,058
Kennewick, WA$40,058
New Haven, CT$40,043
Lawrence, MA$39,907
Hartford, CT$39,869
Riverside, CA$39,862
New Bedford, MA$39,824
Richland, WA$39,824
Bakersfield, CA$39,771
San Bernardino, CA$39,756
New Britain, CT$39,752
Atlantic City, NJ$39,752
New London, CT$39,737
Norwich, CT$39,726
Portsmouth, NH$39,718
Boulder, CO$39,638
Portland, OR$39,586
Worcester, MA$39,582
Minneapolis, MN$39,465
Philadelphia, PA$39,412
Honolulu, HI$39,287
Saint Paul, MN$39,269
Vineland, NJ$39,261
Providence, RI$39,151
Chicago, IL$39,042
Bellingham, WA$38,997
Springfield, MA$38,966
Baltimore, MD$38,955
Chico, CA$38,861
Pittsfield, MA$38,759
Manchester, NH$38,687
Spokane, WA$38,520
Denver, CO$38,517
Albany, NY$38,339
Troy, NY$38,324
Nassau, NY$38,284
Schenectady, NY$38,245
Wilmington, DE$38,214
Burlington, VT$38,162
Salem, OR$38,146
Portland, ME$38,029
Yakima, WA$37,992
Rochester, MN$37,874
Reno, NV$37,856
Fresno, CA$37,856
Milwaukee, WI$37,822
Detroit, MI$37,784
Ann Arbor, MI$37,777
Allentown, PA$37,772
Colorado Springs, CO$37,708
Syracuse, NY$37,689
Carson City, NV$37,689
Houston, TX$37,636
Eugene, OR$37,618
Gary, IN$37,572
Springfield, OR$37,542
Bismarck, ND$37,534
Galveston, TX$37,508
Medford, OR$37,451
Fort Collins, CO$37,436
Concord, NH$37,417
Austin, TX$37,406
Mesa, AZ$37,327
Reading, PA$37,323
Phoenix, AZ$37,319
Dallas, TX$37,308
Saint Cloud, MN$37,271
Madison, WI$37,221
Utica, NY$37,119
Rochester, NY$37,058
Des Moines, IA$37,055
Raleigh, NC$37,051
Atlanta, GA$36,994
Battle Creek, MI$36,983
Salt Lake City, UT$36,972
Lancaster, PA$36,915
Harrisburg, PA$36,862
Kansas City, MO$36,824
Champaign, IL$36,817
Kansas City, KS$36,817
Fort Worth, TX$36,813
Columbus, OH$36,806
Boca Raton, FL$36,798
Pittsburgh, PA$36,783
Richmond, VA$36,767
Indianapolis, IN$36,760
Cleveland, OH$36,756
Las Vegas, NV$36,711
Cincinnati, OH$36,711
Petersburg, VA$36,654
Huntsville, AL$36,597
Lansing, MI$36,572
Lebanon, PA$36,567
Pueblo, CO$36,563
Appleton, WI$36,552
Buffalo, NY$36,537
Dayton, OH$36,526
Racine, WI$36,518
Charlotte, NC$36,514
Saint Louis, MO$36,503
York, PA$36,480
Elkhart, IN$36,480
Gastonia, NC$36,473
Billings, MT$36,464
Beaumont, TX$36,454
Lorain, OH$36,446
Benton Harbor, MI$36,439
Toledo, OH$36,431
Binghamton, NY$36,412
Rock Hill, SC$36,409
Rockford, IL$36,390
Springfield, IL$36,375
Elyria, OH$36,371
Fargo, ND$36,371
Flagstaff, AZ$36,344
Fort Lauderdale, FL$36,322
Duluth, MN$36,299
Miami, FL$36,299
Cheyenne, WY$36,273
Grand Forks, ND$36,273
Bangor, ME$36,189
Cedar Rapids, IA$36,148
Durham, NC$36,132
Louisville, KY$36,129
Grand Rapids, MI$36,121
Hialeah, FL$36,118
Casper, WY$36,065
Scranton, PA$36,019
New Orleans, LA$36,008
Virginia Beach, VA$36,004
Akron, OH$35,985
Peoria, IL$35,936
Sarasota, FL$35,929
Nashville, TN$35,902
Omaha, NE$35,902
Green Bay, WI$35,902
Baton Rouge, LA$35,883
Charleston, SC$35,876
Jamestown, NY$35,857
Davenport, IA$35,857
Tucson, AZ$35,838
Saint Petersburg, FL$35,815
Tampa, FL$35,808
Evansville, IN$35,785
Port Arthur, TX$35,785
Bradenton, FL$35,770
Santa Fe, NM$35,702
Orlando, FL$35,634
Clearwater, FL$35,623
Canton, OH$35,543
La Crosse, WI$35,543
Albuquerque, NM$35,521
Newport News, VA$35,517
High Point, NC$35,506
Ogden, UT$35,491
Corpus Christi, TX$35,460
Norfolk, VA$35,438
Laramie, WY$35,438
Rock Island, IL$35,415
Saginaw, MI$35,407
Jacksonville, FL$35,404
Salisbury, NC$35,396
Boise, ID$35,389
Moline, IL$35,370
Fort Myers, FL$35,358
Memphis, TN$35,351
Tulsa, OK$35,332
Waterloo, IA$35,309
Spartanburg, SC$35,271
Lincoln, NE$35,253
Fort Wayne, IN$35,245
Provo, UT$35,241
Cedar Falls, IA$35,196
San Antonio, TX$35,181
Greensboro, NC$35,166
South Bend, IN$35,162
Savannah, GA$35,120
Muskegon, MI$35,105
Birmingham, AL$35,101
Winston Salem, NC$35,083
Lake Charles, LA$34,992
Anderson, IN$34,984
Lexington, KY$34,973
Augusta, GA$34,962
Greenville, SC$34,962
Lima, OH$34,931
Wichita, KS$34,928
Tuscaloosa, AL$34,928
Columbia, SC$34,894
Springfield, OH$34,886
Asheville, NC$34,826
Bloomington, IN$34,799
Knoxville, TN$34,663
Shreveport, LA$34,659
Wilmington, NC$34,610
Roanoke, VA$34,610
Topeka, KS$34,542
Frankfort, KY$34,538
Oklahoma City, OK$34,512
Chillicothe, OH$34,497
Longview, TX$34,493
Melbourne, FL$34,489
Sioux Falls, SD$34,429
Mobile, AL$34,425
Terre Haute, IN$34,410
Altoona, PA$34,387
Amarillo, TX$34,361
Killeen, TX$34,350
Fayetteville, AR$34,319
Chattanooga, TN$34,308
Sioux City, IA$34,274
Idaho Falls, ID$34,266
Lynchburg, VA$34,236
Gainesville, FL$34,187
Portsmouth, OH$34,168
Little Rock, AR$34,161
Lafayette, LA$34,146
Youngstown, OH$34,146
Daytona Beach, FL$34,123
Clarksville, TN$34,119
Pensacola, FL$34,115
Temple, TX$34,113
Hopkinsville, KY$34,002
Erie, PA$33,994
Florence, SC$33,979
Charleston, WV$33,919
Great Falls, MT$33,900
Macon, GA$33,847
Tallahassee, FL$33,843
Fayetteville, NC$33,836
Waco, TX$33,828
Helena, MT$33,802
Pine Bluff, AR$33,787
Vincennes, IN$33,741
Lubbock, TX$33,726
Alamogordo, NM$33,704
Twin Falls, ID$33,670
Rapid City, SD$33,658
Jackson, MS$33,590
Huntington, WV$33,588
Greenville, MS$33,586
Parkersburg, WV$33,548
Montgomery, AL$33,541
Wichita Falls, TX$33,503
Springfield, MO$33,503
Biloxi, MS$33,484
Monroe, LA$33,447
Johnstown, PA$33,420
Sumter, SC$33,405
Columbus, GA$33,401
Pascagoula, MS$33,330
Abilene, TX$33,330
Kingsport, TN$33,231
Albany, GA$33,231
Gulfport, MS$33,220
Alexandria, LA$33,095
Fort Smith, AR$33,001
El Paso, TX$32,899
Las Cruces, NM$32,729
Harlingen, TX$32,633
Pocatello, ID$32,627
Florence, AL$32,578
Brownsville, TX$32,570
Mcallen, TX$32,491
Dothan, AL$32,438
Columbus, MS$32,213
Altus, OK$32,037
Lawton, OK$31,966
Pierre, SD$31,830
What Skills Can Increase a Postal Assistant's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Customer Service (Mentioned in 17.87% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Shipping and Receiving (Mentioned in 2.15% Job Postings): Managing and maintaining records of all products shipped and received to ensure the correct filing of orders.
Barcode (Mentioned in 1.59% Job Postings): A bar code is the small image of lines (bars) and spaces that is affixed to retail store items, identification cards, and postal mail to identify a particular product number, person, or location.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Postal Assistant's salary.
Gathering Information: Can increase your salary by up to 55%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Managed Services: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Postal Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Postal Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average.
In contrast, Postal Assistant positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Postal Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Postal Assistant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology
$51,003
$25.0
35%
Energy & Utilities
$45,336
$22.0
20%
Pharmaceuticals
$45,336
$22.0
20%
Healthcare
$43,447
$21.0
15%
Aerospace & Defense
$41,558
$20.0
10%
How Education impacts a Postal Assistant's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Postal Assistants enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Postal Assistant with a No Diploma is between
$34,679
and $36,879).
Postal Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Postal Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Postal Assistant can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $39,318 in 2023
to around $38,810 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Postal Assistant salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Postal Assistant
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Postal Assistant
Here are companies hiring for Postal Assistant and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Postal Assistant
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Postal Assistant?
The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Postal Assistant roles,
with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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