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Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Postal Service Mail Carriers in CA have a median annual salary of $62,090, with 32,320 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $43,120 at the 10th percentile to $81,040 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$62,090

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$29.85

Employment

32,320

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$43,120
10th
$51,130
25th
$62,090
Median
$81,040
75th
$81,040
90th

Local compared with national

CA

$62,090

Median annual · 2025

United States

$60,550

Median annual · 2025

The CA median is 2.5% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,540).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  4. 4.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 2.8
  7. 7.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.6
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 2.6
  9. 9.Service OrientationImportance 2.6
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.6
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.3
  12. 12.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Address Management System AMS
  • Automated Data Collection System ADCS
  • Delivery operations information system DOIS
  • Delivery Routing System DRS
  • Electronic Time Clock ETC
  • End of Run Report EOR
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Time and Attendance Collection System TACS

Common tasks

  • Scan labels on letters or parcels to confirm receipt.
  • Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail, collect associated charges, and complete any necessary paperwork.
  • Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes.
  • Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence.
  • Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.
  • Meet schedules for the collection and return of mail.
  • Sign for cash-on-delivery and registered mail before leaving the post office.
  • Hold mail for customers who are away from delivery locations.
  • Turn in money and receipts collected along mail routes.
  • Leave notices telling patrons where to collect mail that could not be delivered.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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