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Couriers and Messengers Salary by City
Couriers and Messengers Salary by City (2026)
239 metro areas · National average: $37,617 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Couriers and Messengers salaries across 239 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $54,190
$52,310
$44,930
$65,370
Bridgeport, CT $51,930
$47,290
$38,110
$80,070
Hartford, CT $51,500
$48,770
$36,810
$75,880
Santa Rosa, CA $50,610
$49,090
$40,110
$63,550
San Francisco, CA $49,470
$47,490
$40,660
$59,330
Modesto, CA $48,830
$43,620
$33,280
$70,370
New Haven, CT $47,970
$41,540
$39,560
$85,040
Denver, CO $47,410
$45,840
$37,730
$61,650
Sacramento, CA $47,220
$43,860
$36,060
$70,410
Seattle, WA $46,740
$45,900
$38,520
$58,310
Washington, DC $46,450
$45,780
$33,330
$58,600
Bremerton, WA $46,320
$46,810
$36,820
$50,690
New York, NY $45,950
$42,230
$36,670
$59,960
Minneapolis, MN $45,910
$45,790
$36,340
$56,810
Napa, CA $45,220
$44,720
$40,740
$48,480
Springfield, IL $44,810
$36,250
$31,850
$55,190
Bakersfield, CA $44,720
$41,530
$35,350
$57,950
Los Angeles, CA $44,270
$44,080
$36,250
$51,260
Stockton, CA $44,180
$41,370
$33,280
$59,480
Bellingham, WA $44,020
$43,030
$37,580
$53,690
Fresno, CA $43,940
$43,590
$34,970
$49,320
Waterbury, CT $43,920
$39,300
$32,640
$74,810
Portland, OR $43,700
$44,680
$35,040
$50,830
Olympia, WA $43,660
$42,550
$35,820
$53,700
San Diego, CA $43,380
$41,760
$36,000
$50,500
Chico, CA $43,370
$41,530
$40,510
$49,660
San Luis Obispo, CA $43,190
$44,350
$35,310
$49,530
Santa Maria, CA $42,710
$38,340
$38,340
$50,800
Visalia, CA $42,710
$40,540
$35,140
$49,550
Riverside, CA $42,560
$40,930
$33,280
$54,860
Oxnard, CA $42,300
$41,140
$36,550
$50,260
Boston, MA $42,290
$42,560
$34,560
$50,550
Trenton, NJ $42,220
$39,650
$35,530
$50,210
Reno, NV $42,140
$38,870
$29,360
$57,530
Redding, CA $42,030
$41,160
$33,280
$54,850
Salem, OR $41,980
$40,210
$31,390
$49,070
Chicago, IL $41,920
$41,020
$31,990
$47,700
Las Vegas, NV $41,870
$42,890
$30,870
$49,610
Salt Lake City, UT $41,870
$41,600
$37,320
$46,210
Wenatchee, WA $41,770
$39,510
$34,650
$49,650
Durham, NC $41,690
$39,240
$38,490
$49,230
Anchorage, AK $41,580
$39,910
$35,890
$49,450
Raleigh, NC $41,580
$38,430
$31,820
$51,680
Kiryas Joel, NY $41,500
$39,240
$33,020
$51,120
Atlanta, GA $41,420
$37,200
$33,170
$52,840
Kennewick, WA $41,340
$38,560
$35,540
$50,920
Madison, WI $41,210
$39,520
$35,050
$47,640
Providence, RI $40,980
$38,820
$32,100
$47,790
Duluth, MN $40,950
$42,920
$34,240
$46,800
Charlotte, NC $40,770
$40,230
$30,310
$48,850
Greensboro, NC $40,680
$38,260
$30,110
$47,280
Rockford, IL $40,670
$38,130
$29,490
$45,280
Richmond, VA $40,600
$40,540
$31,500
$48,170
Austin, TX $40,450
$39,910
$28,850
$52,070
Detroit, MI $40,380
$40,140
$31,200
$49,920
Worcester, MA $40,320
$40,250
$32,670
$48,130
Ann Arbor, MI $40,240
$36,550
$30,850
$58,540
Baltimore, MD $40,090
$38,010
$34,600
$48,410
Ogden, UT $40,080
$39,570
$39,560
$39,570
Spokane, WA $40,040
$37,060
$34,520
$46,340
Medford, OR $40,030
$39,660
$35,100
$45,810
Philadelphia, PA $39,970
$38,330
$33,160
$48,610
Cleveland, OH $39,950
$41,910
$33,710
$45,950
St. Louis, MO $39,950
$39,830
$30,260
$46,390
Cincinnati, OH $39,830
$40,020
$32,210
$46,380
Indianapolis, IN $39,810
$38,270
$32,870
$50,430
Springfield, MA $39,670
$38,870
$31,870
$46,960
St. Cloud, MN $39,660
$40,310
$28,490
$58,840
Manchester, NH $39,570
$38,620
$31,610
$47,800
Salinas, CA $39,510
$36,820
$34,330
$50,700
Bloomington, IN $39,500
$35,980
$31,010
$48,520
Yakima, WA $39,450
$37,200
$34,210
$44,800
Columbus, OH $39,360
$37,990
$30,640
$50,820
Springfield, MO $39,350
$40,230
$35,450
$43,550
Charlottesville, VA $39,250
$38,570
$29,380
$49,020
Eugene, OR $39,160
$37,510
$30,850
$48,210
Albany, NY $39,080
$37,020
$32,180
$48,230
Gainesville, FL $39,080
$37,400
$31,730
$49,060
Logan, UT $39,000
$38,190
$38,190
$42,680
Colorado Springs, CO $38,970
$38,970
$29,990
$46,810
Urban Honolulu, HI $38,720
$37,480
$34,970
$46,330
Virginia Beach, VA $38,690
$36,720
$32,350
$46,000
Syracuse, NY $38,650
$36,480
$31,720
$50,360
Asheville, NC $38,610
$37,850
$31,870
$47,840
Akron, OH $38,600
$41,640
$32,920
$42,840
North Port, FL $38,560
$36,010
$29,030
$48,580
Nashville, TN $38,500
$37,910
$29,260
$50,590
Dallas, TX $38,480
$37,860
$29,060
$46,030
Des Moines, IA $38,480
$39,990
$32,180
$40,800
Tulsa, OK $38,470
$39,090
$28,600
$52,900
Twin Falls, ID $38,470
$38,670
$28,390
$43,880
Jackson, TN $38,430
$38,470
$27,830
$46,020
Buffalo, NY $38,410
$37,460
$31,410
$47,810
Columbia, MO $38,380
$38,450
$32,280
$41,180
Naples, FL $38,340
$37,010
$30,270
$45,640
Miami, FL $38,330
$36,910
$29,730
$46,230
Rochester, NY $38,320
$36,240
$31,250
$47,570
Dayton, OH $38,300
$37,290
$33,240
$43,500
Casper, WY $38,290
$38,230
$22,350
$55,890
Lexington, KY $38,240
$38,700
$27,250
$49,670
Cape Coral, FL $38,140
$37,170
$29,190
$44,980
Houston, TX $38,100
$38,360
$28,140
$46,050
Iowa City, IA $38,060
$39,540
$26,460
$44,820
Orlando, FL $38,050
$37,440
$31,480
$46,470
Fort Wayne, IN $38,020
$36,230
$30,990
$48,260
Pittsburgh, PA $38,010
$37,940
$30,220
$46,800
Crestview, FL $38,000
$37,710
$32,080
$49,910
Hickory, NC $37,990
$37,920
$23,560
$46,130
Topeka, KS $37,970
$37,850
$29,260
$44,010
Odessa, TX $37,960
$38,890
$27,560
$46,370
Grand Rapids, MI $37,950
$37,340
$31,580
$46,940
Tucson, AZ $37,900
$36,030
$29,850
$42,550
Allentown, PA $37,880
$38,490
$29,700
$46,430
Provo, UT $37,820
$35,350
$29,740
$48,900
Lansing, MI $37,760
$37,780
$31,280
$42,140
Joplin, MO $37,730
$39,520
$29,240
$39,520
Santa Fe, NM $37,730
$39,300
$28,970
$42,490
Wilmington, NC $37,680
$36,340
$31,090
$47,240
Boise City, ID $37,660
$37,360
$31,200
$44,340
Tampa, FL $37,660
$37,320
$30,120
$44,710
La Crosse, WI $37,550
$37,660
$31,330
$44,400
Cedar Rapids, IA $37,510
$37,810
$33,860
$39,450
Racine, WI $37,500
$38,220
$31,330
$45,310
Phoenix, AZ $37,490
$37,790
$29,850
$44,740
Kalamazoo, MI $37,380
$37,600
$30,680
$45,650
Memphis, TN $37,230
$35,730
$29,530
$47,920
Palm Bay, FL $37,140
$37,490
$28,300
$44,360
Kansas City, MO $37,100
$39,710
$24,900
$44,140
Reading, PA $37,070
$34,160
$31,200
$46,090
Champaign, IL $37,030
$36,290
$31,210
$44,440
Spartanburg, SC $37,030
$38,150
$25,710
$38,670
Port St. Lucie, FL $37,020
$35,840
$28,490
$47,090
Dubuque, IA $36,990
$36,290
$33,050
$39,380
Peoria, IL $36,960
$37,570
$30,120
$44,540
South Bend, IN $36,910
$36,860
$31,400
$44,410
Oklahoma City, OK $36,900
$37,580
$27,460
$52,430
Sioux Falls, SD $36,890
$34,780
$29,890
$53,500
Canton, OH $36,800
$35,760
$29,970
$43,550
San Antonio, TX $36,800
$38,650
$27,210
$44,130
Binghamton, NY $36,780
$35,720
$31,200
$44,230
Lakeland, FL $36,700
$37,050
$28,520
$44,640
Burlington, NC $36,660
$35,520
$35,110
$44,430
Winchester, VA $36,660
$40,120
$25,650
$43,530
Waco, TX $36,570
$35,240
$30,760
$45,690
Little Rock, AR $36,500
$36,440
$31,290
$44,350
Beaumont, TX $36,380
$35,960
$28,490
$47,360
Salisbury, MD $36,370
$35,340
$35,210
$38,900
Greenville, NC $36,250
$35,840
$21,740
$45,230
Jacksonville, FL $36,250
$35,080
$31,890
$43,020
Ocala, FL $36,160
$35,900
$27,290
$44,480
Albuquerque, NM $36,120
$37,830
$29,650
$38,780
Charleston, SC $36,110
$38,500
$26,270
$47,140
Panama City, FL $36,010
$33,780
$27,420
$51,230
Macon, GA $35,910
$32,920
$29,250
$43,580
Appleton, WI $35,870
$35,490
$32,030
$39,070
Knoxville, TN $35,850
$35,100
$22,170
$47,150
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $35,790
$36,510
$28,450
$44,480
Harrisburg, PA $35,760
$34,390
$30,800
$42,740
Evansville, IN $35,720
$35,160
$26,600
$47,300
Myrtle Beach, SC $35,700
$36,110
$20,730
$52,660
York, PA $35,630
$34,350
$27,190
$42,690
Omaha, NE $35,620
$33,720
$24,960
$48,350
Lincoln, NE $35,610
$36,730
$24,960
$47,980
Michigan City, IN $35,530
$35,610
$35,360
$37,880
Toledo, OH $35,530
$36,110
$29,070
$41,440
Chattanooga, TN $35,500
$34,740
$26,010
$46,550
Savannah, GA $35,440
$34,920
$27,680
$41,530
Utica, NY $35,430
$33,670
$31,200
$46,750
Lancaster, PA $35,270
$35,360
$27,500
$43,370
Winston, NC $35,270
$36,110
$27,040
$43,920
Longview, TX $35,200
$35,350
$25,380
$45,680
Saginaw, MI $35,170
$36,540
$31,150
$37,680
Blacksburg, VA $35,160
$36,300
$31,080
$41,040
Pensacola, FL $35,120
$36,280
$27,620
$44,660
Huntington, WV $35,100
$37,050
$22,310
$41,390
Altoona, PA $35,080
$32,480
$29,280
$42,460
Fayetteville, AR $34,940
$36,540
$26,480
$38,270
Kingsport, TN $34,930
$34,460
$25,430
$46,600
Birmingham, AL $34,900
$37,020
$27,180
$39,780
Milwaukee, WI $34,780
$34,920
$24,080
$44,010
Wichita, KS $34,770
$35,130
$22,620
$44,910
Huntsville, AL $34,750
$31,340
$22,680
$59,380
Staunton, VA $34,720
$35,020
$27,040
$44,710
Corpus Christi, TX $34,690
$35,000
$25,580
$45,310
Lubbock, TX $34,620
$35,400
$25,580
$45,140
Fayetteville, NC $34,600
$36,910
$21,450
$42,540
Youngstown, OH $34,560
$34,500
$29,270
$39,220
Roanoke, VA $34,350
$34,350
$27,150
$41,750
Erie, PA $34,270
$35,800
$25,700
$43,750
Abilene, TX $34,130
$36,850
$21,700
$45,730
Watertown, NY $34,090
$31,200
$31,200
$37,630
Deltona, FL $34,040
$34,540
$24,960
$42,790
Jackson, MS $34,040
$36,330
$23,470
$39,070
Waterloo, IA $34,000
$34,600
$27,960
$39,870
Charleston, WV $33,990
$31,020
$23,960
$39,250
Flint, MI $33,990
$33,930
$26,560
$44,150
Davenport, IA $33,980
$36,710
$21,560
$40,890
Florence, SC $33,970
$35,360
$20,640
$45,210
Greenville, SC $33,940
$34,600
$25,460
$39,450
El Paso, TX $33,900
$36,480
$23,130
$43,300
Hagerstown, MD $33,870
$32,890
$32,890
$37,110
Punta Gorda, FL $33,740
$33,200
$28,570
$37,860
Terre Haute, IN $33,680
$33,290
$26,030
$39,450
Rome, GA $33,610
$31,960
$20,780
$44,130
Dover, DE $33,550
$34,260
$30,800
$36,440
Gulfport, MS $33,540
$34,600
$22,310
$46,560
Tallahassee, FL $33,390
$30,160
$25,190
$46,940
Valdosta, GA $33,310
$36,550
$19,770
$38,090
Scranton, PA $33,210
$31,050
$26,740
$42,600
Sioux City, IA $33,150
$30,620
$28,790
$36,700
Elmira, NY $32,970
$31,200
$31,200
$36,870
Laredo, TX $32,880
$30,490
$26,560
$43,640
Augusta, GA $32,740
$33,310
$23,570
$40,660
Shreveport, LA $32,210
$29,510
$21,640
$40,370
Houma, LA $32,170
$29,270
$21,350
$53,340
Tyler, TX $32,110
$34,700
$23,070
$38,820
Johnson City, TN $32,050
$29,620
$26,760
$43,820
New Orleans, LA $32,050
$30,540
$22,810
$44,080
McAllen, TX $31,720
$30,780
$21,840
$39,220
Columbia, SC $31,620
$30,140
$24,960
$40,070
Green Bay, WI $31,620
$32,780
$21,910
$42,360
Bowling Green, KY $31,380
$35,350
$22,350
$38,630
Amarillo, TX $31,230
$29,790
$22,880
$44,970
Baton Rouge, LA $31,180
$30,940
$22,020
$42,640
Monroe, LA $30,940
$28,400
$20,720
$47,160
Mobile, AL $30,920
$30,430
$20,080
$36,660
Columbus, GA $30,810
$28,140
$21,000
$48,160
Lafayette, LA $30,750
$29,590
$21,190
$37,870
Montgomery, AL $30,580
$28,240
$21,840
$41,530
Lake Charles, LA $30,280
$27,110
$20,920
$48,440
Brownsville, TX $29,610
$28,900
$23,150
$35,270
College Station, TX $29,490
$29,740
$21,910
$37,320
Slidell, LA $29,370
$29,270
$21,600
$40,380
Tuscaloosa, AL $27,020
$26,140
$21,240
$31,680
San Juan, PR $24,890
$22,310
$20,210
$32,870
Mayaguez, PR $24,280
$20,820
$19,760
$35,760
Arecibo, PR $22,630
$20,870
$19,770
$30,440
Ponce, PR $22,420
$21,210
$19,760
$25,880
Aguadilla, PR $22,140
$20,450
$19,760
$27,620
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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