Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Salary in the US
A postmasters and mail superintendents earns a national median of $96,660 a year (mean $97,360) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #156 of 825.
How much does a postmasters and mail superintendents earn in the US?
A postmasters and mail superintendents in the United States earns a median of $96,660 a year (mean $97,360), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 90% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 13,810 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-9131), ranked #156 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$96,660
per year
Mean
$97,360
per year
Employment
13,810
US workers
National rank
#156
of 825 by median
What a postmasters and mail superintendents earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a postmasters and mail superintendents (SOC 11-9131) earns a median annual wage of $96,660 and a mean (average) of $97,360. The median is the midpoint — half of postmasters and mail superintendents earn more and half earn less — and is 90% above 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 postmasters and mail superintendents in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for postmasters and mail superintendents is $96,660, and the mean (average) is $97,360. The median is the midpoint — half of postmasters and mail superintendents earn more and half earn less.
- How does postmasters and mail superintendents pay compare to the US average?
- At $96,660, a postmasters and mail superintendents earns 90% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many postmasters and mail superintendents are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 13,810 postmasters and mail superintendents employed nationally (SOC 11-9131), across all industries.
- Where does this postmasters and mail superintendents 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 11-9131. 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 11-9131 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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