Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$65,500avg. a year
$31.49 an hour · 10,940 employed
Postal Service Mail Carriers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $65,500 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $64,560. The U.S. average is $62,540.
$64,250Median pay
$31.49Average hourly
+1%vs. California average
10,940Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for postal service mail carriers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1130 jobs
Napa, CA
$67,090
$32.26 an hour
24,730 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$66,130
$31.79 an hour
3670 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$65,500
$31.49 an hour
4280 jobs
Salinas, CA
$65,360
$31.42 an hour
51,520 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$64,700
$31.11 an hour
62,000 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$64,530
$31.02 an hour
72,820 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$64,370
$30.95 an hour
8230 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$64,230
$30.88 an hour
93,130 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$63,970
$30.75 an hour
10400 jobs
Modesto, CA
$63,940
$30.74 an hour
11200 jobs
Merced, CA
$63,850
$30.70 an hour
12600 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$63,790
$30.67 an hour
13340 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$63,770
$30.66 an hour
14830 jobs
Fresno, CA
$63,090
$30.33 an hour
15510 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$62,810
$30.20 an hour
16130 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$62,630
$30.11 an hour
17410 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$62,420
$30.01 an hour
18180 jobs
Chico, CA
$61,130
$29.39 an hour
19130 jobs
Redding, CA
$61,080
$29.36 an hour
2090 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$60,990
$29.32 an hour
21260 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$60,940
$29.30 an hour
22330 jobs
Visalia, CA
$60,430
$29.05 an hour
23630 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$59,770
$28.74 an hour
24130 jobs
El Centro, CA
$59,670
$28.69 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $48,090 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $64,910 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $57,530 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $60,710 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | $62,340 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $53,500 |
Questions and answers
How much do postal service mail carriers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $65,500 a year, and the median is $64,250. About 10,940 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $64,560.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.83 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-5052. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.