Benefits
Starting Pay
The average hourly rate for starting positions is $21 per hour, including benefits.
Salary Statistics for Entry-Level Positions
The US Postal Service offers a very competitive pay rate at an average of $21 per hour, including benefits, for the following starting positions:
Below is a snapshot of the pay rates offered for the most popular starting positions at USPS. This information was sourced from job postings at USPS from August 2023. To view all of the information for the job posting, simply click on the job.
Job Title
PSE SALES & SVCS/DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATE
Facility Location
MARCUS HOOK PO
1401 HUDDELL AVE STE 1, MARCUS HOOK, PA 19061
Salary Range: Starting salary $20.05 per hour paid bi-weekly
Finance Number: 415112
Window Clerk
Marcus Hook, PA
$20.05/hr
Job Title
RURAL CARRIER
Facility Location
NASSAU PO
10 FAIRGROUNDS ST, NASSAU, NY 12123
Salary Range: Starting salary $24.49
Finance Number: 355635
Rural Carrier
Nassau, NY
$24.49/hr
Job Title
MAIL HANDLER ASSISTANT
Facility Location
GREEN BAY WI P&DC
300 PACKERLAND DR, GREEN BAY, WI 54303
Salary Range: Starting salary $18.22 per hour
Finance Number: 563402
Mail Handler Asst
Green Bay, WI
$18.22/hr
Job Title
CARRIER (CITY)
Facility Location
ROXBURY STA
55 ROXBURY ST, ROXBURY, MA 02119
Salary Range: Starting salary $22.13 per hour
Finance Number: 240093
City Carrier
Roxbury, MA
$22.13/hr
Job Title
PSE MAIL PROCESSING CLERK
Facility Location
HUNTERSVILLE PO
400 GILEAD RD, HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078
Salary Range: Starting salary $20.05 per hour
Finance Number: 363800
Window Clerk
Huntersville, NC
$20.05
Some starting positions are eligible for the full federal benefits package after the typical 90 probationary period, while others may have a longer wait. Those with a longer wait will have access to a portion of the benefits until they move up to the full package.
The USPS offers a very generous and dynamic federal benefits package to career employees which includes robust programs for medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid training, and career advancement. These packages are valued at 33% of the employee's gross wages.
| Data series | Wages, 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly | Annual | |
| Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation | 34.48 | 36.30 | 71,720 | 75,500 |
| Postal service clerks | 27.02 | 27.11 | 56,200 | 56,400 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 26.08 | 27.04 | 54,250 | 56,240 |
| Postal service mail sorters & machine operators | 23.62 | 25.49 | 49,130 | 53,010 |
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