Couriers and Messengers salary by location
National median: $39,200 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $55,680 | +42.0% | 390 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $48,510 | +23.8% | 660 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $47,840 | +22.0% | 940 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $47,160 | +20.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $47,020 | +19.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $46,850 | +19.5% | 420 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $46,710 | +19.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $46,520 | +18.7% | 530 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $46,500 | +18.6% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $46,170 | +17.8% | 440 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $46,060 | +17.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $46,000 | +17.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $45,920 | +17.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $45,650 | +16.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $45,600 | +16.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $45,210 | +15.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $45,170 | +15.2% | 850 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $45,140 | +15.2% | 640 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $44,970 | +14.7% | 7,240 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $44,860 | +14.4% | 440 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $44,840 | +14.4% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $44,760 | +14.2% | 470 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $44,370 | +13.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $44,220 | +12.8% | 410 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $44,200 | +12.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $44,040 | +12.3% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $43,920 | +12.0% | 390 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $43,830 | +11.8% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $43,760 | +11.6% | 3,030 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $43,740 | +11.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $43,240 | +10.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $43,160 | +10.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $42,840 | +9.3% | 850 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $42,840 | +9.3% | 620 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $42,800 | +9.2% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $42,680 | +8.9% | 540 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $42,610 | +8.7% | 620 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $42,490 | +8.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $42,440 | +8.3% | 690 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $42,380 | +8.1% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $42,380 | +8.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $42,300 | +7.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $42,280 | +7.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $42,250 | +7.8% | 600 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $41,860 | +6.8% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $41,720 | +6.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $41,720 | +6.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $41,710 | +6.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $41,710 | +6.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Winchester, VA | metropolitan | $41,480 | +5.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $41,420 | +5.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $41,410 | +5.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $41,410 | +5.6% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $41,140 | +4.9% | 6,690 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $41,130 | +4.9% | 810 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $41,080 | +4.8% | 500 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $41,080 | +4.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $41,050 | +4.7% | 430 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $41,030 | +4.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $40,980 | +4.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $40,910 | +4.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $40,870 | +4.3% | 2,100 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $40,630 | +3.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $40,370 | +3.0% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $40,340 | +2.9% | 1,530 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $40,320 | +2.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $40,270 | +2.7% | — | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $40,160 | +2.4% | 340 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $40,080 | +2.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $40,080 | +2.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $40,050 | +2.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $40,010 | +2.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $39,860 | +1.7% | 250 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $39,860 | +1.7% | 320 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $39,720 | +1.3% | 1,380 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $39,710 | +1.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | metropolitan | $39,710 | +1.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $39,700 | +1.3% | 3,330 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $39,670 | +1.2% | 620 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $39,650 | +1.1% | 360 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $39,630 | +1.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $39,600 | +1.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $39,590 | +1.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Albany, GA | metropolitan | $39,480 | +0.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $39,480 | +0.7% | 650 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $39,410 | +0.5% | 410 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $39,400 | +0.5% | 2,100 | 2025 |
| Blacksburg, VA | metropolitan | $39,340 | +0.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $39,290 | +0.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $39,290 | +0.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $39,290 | +0.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $39,270 | +0.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $39,260 | +0.2% | 4,710 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $39,230 | +0.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $39,160 | −0.1% | 390 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $39,160 | −0.1% | 360 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $39,140 | −0.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $39,140 | −0.2% | 770 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $39,110 | −0.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $39,110 | −0.2% | 1,100 | 2025 |