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Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in Massachusetts

What Postal Service Mail Carriers earn in Massachusetts, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in MA
$62,197
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
7 of 17
published states
Workers in state
9,370
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Massachusetts

Postal Service Mail Carriers pay by wage area in Massachusetts
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62,090$49,133$11,604Middlesex County, MA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Postal Service Mail Carriers in Massachusetts counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Plymouth County, MA$62,090$49,133$13,968
2Essex County, MA$62,090$49,133$13,248
3Middlesex County, MA$62,090$49,133$11,604
4Norfolk County, MA$62,090$49,133$10,020
5Suffolk County, MA$62,090$49,133$9,972

Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Massachusetts

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Postal Service Mail Carriers in Massachusetts is $62,197, based on 9,370 workers. Among the 17 states with published data, that ranks number 7. The BLS national median for the occupation is $60,550, so Massachusetts averages 2.7% above it.

Published data for Massachusetts currently covers the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, with a local median wage of $62,090.

Cost of living for Postal Service Mail Carriers in Massachusetts

We compare 5 Massachusetts counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin, $13,968. Suffolk County, MA leaves the smallest, $9,972. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 counties.

Postal Service Mail Carriers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Postal Service Mail Carriers are District of Columbia ($64,250), California ($63,057), West Virginia ($62,482) and Maryland ($62,460).

Frequently asked questions: Postal Service Mail Carriers in Massachusetts

How much do Postal Service Mail Carriers earn in Massachusetts?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $62,197.

Which Massachusetts county is best for Postal Service Mail Carriers?

Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($13,968). Essex County, MA follows at $13,248.