Highest-paying Cities for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

The top 100 highest paying cities for postmasters and mail superintendents (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of postmasters and mail superintendents in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $95,830, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is the highest paying city for postmasters and mail superintendents. It is followed by Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida (average annual salary $95,660). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of postmasters and mail superintendents in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$95,830	$82,310	40
2	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$95,660	$78,710	40
3	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$92,890	$74,900	40
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$92,890	$81,640	120
5	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$91,360	$75,320	30
6	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$91,250	$76,960	50
7	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$91,190	$77,420	30
8	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$90,700	$76,810	110
9	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$90,220	$78,580	40
10	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$90,110	$81,910	50
11	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$90,080	$79,560	70
12	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$89,890	$74,900	40
13	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$89,400	$77,760	30
14	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$89,380	$73,110	40
15	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$89,260	$75,190	70
16	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$89,220	$68,220	100
17	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$89,190	$78,640	80
18	Knoxville, Tennessee	$89,070	$80,690	30
19	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$88,590	$79,890	40
20	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$88,290	$73,460	40
21	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$88,050	$76,790	170
22	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$87,930	$75,610	80
23	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$87,930	$76,710	50
24	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$87,710	$75,340	40
25	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$87,550	$76,170	600
26	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$87,110	$77,810	40
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$87,000	$71,720	90
28	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$86,960	$80,890	40
29	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$86,880	$78,190	30
30	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$86,580	$70,340	60
31	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$86,570	$75,300	40
32	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$86,550	$75,230	40
33	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$86,510	$77,830	140
34	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$86,440	$77,040	40
35	Salisbury, Maryland	$86,280	$75,840	30
36	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$86,120	$77,920	40
37	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$85,620	$75,880	40
38	Rochester, New York	$85,490	$76,980	50
39	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$85,450	$75,230	110
40	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$85,230	$74,800	40
41	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$85,180	$75,300	80
42	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$85,080	$75,280	60
43	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$85,030	$74,940	240
44	St Louis, Missouri	$84,940	$76,960	90
45	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$84,760	$75,440	50
46	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$84,730	$75,690	70
47	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$84,280	$75,230	70
48	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$84,280	$75,820	200
49	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$84,260	$66,220	30
50	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$84,200	$76,230	30
51	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$84,070	$75,320	40
52	Columbus, Ohio	$84,050	$76,750	60
53	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$83,970	$75,340	40
54	Springfield, Massachusetts	$83,950	$75,230	40
55	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$83,800	$75,880	40
56	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$83,710	$75,300	40
57	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$83,630	$67,910	50
58	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$83,620	$70,980	80
59	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$83,620	$75,300	60
60	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$83,560	$77,000	40
61	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$83,450	$78,190	30
62	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$83,390	$62,630	30
63	Richmond, Virginia	$83,370	$75,230	50
64	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$83,180	$75,340	50
65	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$82,960	$75,280	60
66	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$82,940	$78,060	40
67	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$82,940	$70,480	70
68	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$82,790	$77,000	40
69	Asheville, North Carolina	$82,790	$74,250	30
70	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$82,780	$76,480	40
71	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$82,780	$75,280	60
72	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$82,770	$77,250	30
73	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$82,760	$75,230	40
74	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$82,760	$74,900	60
75	Worcester, Massachusetts	$82,760	$75,230	50
76	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$82,760	$74,900	50
77	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$82,760	$75,230	60
78	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$82,760	$60,880	40
79	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$82,760	$75,130	70
80	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$82,700	$74,900	40
81	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$82,680	$74,900	50
82	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$82,500	$75,230	80
83	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$82,490	$75,250	30
84	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$82,330	$75,250	40
85	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$82,280	$75,340	50
86	Syracuse, New York	$82,280	$74,900	40
87	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$82,240	$75,300	50
88	Memphis, Tennessee	$82,220	$76,500	30
89	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$82,180	$59,880	40
90	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$82,180	$75,250	90
91	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$82,100	$69,260	160
92	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$82,060	$75,250	40
93	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$81,990	$75,250	50
94	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$81,870	$75,250	30
95	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$81,850	$41,250	40
96	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$81,810	$73,920	140
97	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$81,800	$63,400	40
98	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$81,730	$74,480	30
99	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$81,700	$75,230	80
100	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$81,520	$61,200	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postmasters and mail superintendents.