The highest-paying states for couriers and messengers (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 couriers and messengers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $56,100, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for couriers and messengers. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $40,170). 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 couriers and messengers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $56,100 |
$34,660 | 110 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $40,170 |
$31,200 | 1,840 |
| 3 | New York | $39,930 |
$31,840 | 7,530 |
| 4 | California | $39,470 |
$33,280 | 11,210 |
| 5 | Minnesota | $38,940 |
$31,190 | 630 |
| 6 | Washington | $38,820 |
$32,240 | 950 |
| 7 | Oregon | $38,410 |
$30,500 | 1,030 |
| 8 | Colorado | $38,270 |
$30,650 | 1,010 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $37,610 |
$31,780 | 350 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $37,450 |
$29,430 | 800 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $36,890 |
$31,460 | 4,180 |
| 12 | Michigan | $36,720 |
$28,080 | 1,770 |
| 13 | Arizona | $36,520 |
$26,620 | 1,000 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $36,380 |
$33,010 | 230 |
| 15 | Nevada | $36,360 |
$26,870 | 780 |
| 16 | Vermont | $36,200 |
$31,650 | 50 |
| 17 | Virgin Islands | $36,090 |
$26,580 | 40 |
| 18 | Utah | $36,020 |
$29,770 | 450 |
| 19 | Alaska | $35,980 |
$29,800 | 110 |
| 20 | Virginia | $35,900 |
$27,210 | 1,370 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $35,720 |
$25,650 | 200 |
| 22 | Maryland | $35,250 |
$27,980 | 1,470 |
| 23 | Illinois | $34,370 |
$27,260 | 1,860 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | $34,370 |
$29,150 | 1,760 |
| 25 | Texas | $33,970 |
$25,000 | 5,590 |
| 26 | Missouri | $33,970 |
$24,870 | 700 |
| 27 | North Carolina | $33,470 |
$23,710 | 1,810 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $33,380 |
$24,840 | 2,140 |
| 29 | Florida | $33,040 |
$26,430 | 4,740 |
| 30 | Delaware | $32,810 |
$23,540 | 290 |
| 31 | Iowa | $32,540 |
$25,040 | 620 |
| 32 | Georgia | $32,010 |
$21,000 | 2,820 |
| 33 | Idaho | $31,820 |
$25,520 | 370 |
| 34 | North Dakota | $31,760 |
$25,470 | 50 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $31,720 |
$23,830 | 2,260 |
| 36 | Ohio | $31,620 |
$25,300 | 2,310 |
| 37 | Kentucky | $31,600 |
$24,380 | 810 |
| 38 | Maine | $31,080 |
$27,700 | 50 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $30,740 |
$23,990 | 370 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $30,640 |
$23,240 | 70 |
| 41 | Kansas | $30,540 |
$15,080 | 740 |
| 42 | Montana | $30,140 |
$27,870 | 90 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $29,760 |
$21,690 | 3,150 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $29,740 |
$23,920 | 240 |
| 45 | Indiana | $29,550 |
$23,640 | 660 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $29,260 |
$21,230 | 410 |
| 47 | Alabama | $28,810 |
$22,990 | 1,390 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $28,510 |
$19,750 | 1,470 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $28,460 |
$22,800 | 300 |
| 50 | South Carolina | $28,200 |
$19,780 | 1,010 |
| 51 | Wyoming | $25,160 |
$20,470 | 70 |
| 52 | Nebraska | $24,960 |
$22,030 | 610 |
| 53 | Guam | $22,030 |
$19,760 | 60 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,960 |
$17,680 | 2,030 |