Couriers and Messengers Salary in the US
A couriers and messengers earns a national median of $39,200 a year (mean $40,970) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #737 of 825.
How much does a couriers and messengers earn in the US?
A couriers and messengers in the United States earns a median of $39,200 a year (mean $40,970), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 23% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 68,640 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-5021), ranked #737 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$39,200
per year
Mean
$40,970
per year
Employment
68,640
US workers
National rank
#737
of 825 by median
What a couriers and messengers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a couriers and messengers (SOC 43-5021) earns a median annual wage of $39,200 and a mean (average) of $40,970. The median is the midpoint — half of couriers and messengers earn more and half earn less — and is 23% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a couriers and messengers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for couriers and messengers is $39,200, and the mean (average) is $40,970. The median is the midpoint — half of couriers and messengers earn more and half earn less.
- How does couriers and messengers pay compare to the US average?
- At $39,200, a couriers and messengers earns 23% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many couriers and messengers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 68,640 couriers and messengers employed nationally (SOC 43-5021), across all industries.
- Where does this couriers and messengers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-5021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-5021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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