Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

11-9131 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and supportive services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
13,770	0.3 %	$37.04	$77,040	0.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$30.88	$32.89	$36.52	$40.78	$45.01
Annual Wage (2)	$64,220	$68,410	$75,970	$84,810	$93,630

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	13,730	2.17	$37.05	$77,060

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	13,730	2.17	$37.05	$77,060

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	13,730	2.17	$37.05	$77,060

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	830	0.09	0.93	$37.80	$78,630
Texas	800	0.07	0.70	$38.00	$79,040
California	800	0.05	0.50	$38.76	$80,620
Pennsylvania	790	0.13	1.42	$37.07	$77,110
Illinois	540	0.09	0.95	$36.49	$75,910

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	150	0.49	5.10	$24.45	$50,850
Vermont	120	0.38	3.99	$34.04	$70,810
Montana	180	0.38	3.97	$29.92	$62,230
Maine	190	0.31	3.28	$34.64	$72,050
Wyoming	80	0.29	3.00	$29.11	$60,540

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Florida	360	0.04	0.44	$40.75	$84,760
Tennessee	270	0.09	0.95	$39.89	$82,970
New Jersey	430	0.11	1.12	$39.42	$81,990
Rhode Island	40	0.08	0.83	$39.23	$81,590
Mississippi	180	0.16	1.69	$39.06	$81,250

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	620	0.07	0.68	$39.57	$82,310
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	240	0.09	0.90	$38.39	$79,850
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	240	0.05	0.54	$38.17	$79,390
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	170	0.06	0.65	$40.30	$83,820
Pittsburgh, PA	140	0.13	1.32	$38.24	$79,540
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	140	0.04	0.46	$37.76	$78,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	120	0.02	0.21	$43.39	$90,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	110	0.04	0.45	$39.48	$82,120
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	110	0.06	0.59	$37.31	$77,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	110	0.03	0.32	$41.37	$86,040

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Barnstable Town, MA	40	0.43	4.47	$35.93	$74,740
Utica-Rome, NY	30	0.26	2.70	$37.14	$77,240
Salisbury, MD-DE	30	0.20	2.09	$37.53	$78,070
Worcester, MA-CT	60	0.19	2.03	$35.90	$74,680
Lancaster, PA	40	0.17	1.80	$37.05	$77,060
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	40	0.16	1.72	$37.36	$77,720
Portland-South Portland, ME	30	0.15	1.61	$35.54	$73,930
Syracuse, NY	40	0.14	1.52	$37.80	$78,630
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	50	0.14	1.48	$36.69	$76,310
Springfield, MA-CT	40	0.13	1.36	$37.00	$76,960