The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $86,160, Florida is the highest paying state for postmasters and mail superintendents. It is followed by Delaware (average annual salary $84,940). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of postmasters and mail superintendents in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | $86,160 |
$70,450 | 350 |
| 2 | Delaware | $84,940 |
$69,790 | 40 |
| 3 | Tennessee | $84,240 |
$71,490 | 270 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | $83,610 |
$72,730 | 90 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $82,500 |
$72,390 | 30 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $82,120 |
$70,360 | 440 |
| 7 | Hawaii | $81,980 |
$67,790 | 60 |
| 8 | California | $81,380 |
$64,960 | 790 |
| 9 | Mississippi | $80,550 |
$68,770 | 180 |
| 10 | Arkansas | $80,300 |
$69,610 | 190 |
| 11 | Arizona | $80,170 |
$63,280 | 150 |
| 12 | Kentucky | $79,890 |
$67,690 | 240 |
| 13 | South Carolina | $79,570 |
$69,120 | 210 |
| 14 | Utah | $79,530 |
$60,110 | 110 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $79,400 |
$66,180 | 170 |
| 16 | Michigan | $79,280 |
$67,180 | 450 |
| 17 | Georgia | $79,260 |
$68,500 | 340 |
| 18 | Texas | $78,950 |
$66,670 | 810 |
| 19 | North Carolina | $78,470 |
$67,840 | 480 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | $78,260 |
$68,900 | 240 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | $78,180 |
$65,380 | 330 |
| 22 | Alabama | $78,130 |
$69,030 | 280 |
| 23 | New York | $77,810 |
$66,520 | 830 |
| 24 | Ohio | $77,700 |
$68,340 | 490 |
| 25 | Louisiana | $77,310 |
$68,220 | 250 |
| 26 | Indiana | $77,180 |
$68,280 | 290 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $77,140 |
$66,530 | 800 |
| 28 | Virginia | $76,060 |
$65,560 | 370 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $75,680 |
$65,530 | 330 |
| 30 | Washington | $75,440 |
$64,880 | 270 |
| 31 | Illinois | $74,970 |
$65,440 | 550 |
| 32 | Missouri | $74,800 |
$65,840 | 300 |
| 33 | West Virginia | $74,770 |
$67,000 | 170 |
| 34 | Minnesota | $73,810 |
$66,130 | 330 |
| 35 | Maryland | $73,520 |
$66,030 | 230 |
| 36 | Oregon | $73,480 |
$47,610 | 220 |
| 37 | Idaho | $73,110 |
$54,260 | 130 |
| 38 | Maine | $73,080 |
$57,700 | 190 |
| 39 | Kansas | $72,580 |
$66,770 | 200 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $72,280 |
$63,970 | 160 |
| 41 | South Dakota | $71,830 |
$56,330 | 100 |
| 42 | Colorado | $71,590 |
$56,600 | 200 |
| 43 | New Hampshire | $71,340 |
$63,780 | 170 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $71,310 |
$41,240 | 150 |
| 45 | Iowa | $71,110 |
$65,240 | 260 |
| 46 | North Dakota | $70,310 |
$42,990 | 90 |
| 47 | Vermont | $69,320 |
$64,090 | 120 |
| 48 | Nevada | $68,030 |
$35,520 | 70 |
| 49 | Montana | $66,990 |
$36,740 | 180 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $65,410 |
$34,900 | 80 |
| 51 | Alaska | $47,860 |
$35,670 | 160 |