Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in Iowa

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$59,880

Median hourly

$29

Average annual

$61,480

Employed in state

3.7K

The median annual salary for Postal Service Mail Carriers in Iowa is $59,880, or about $29 an hour. That is 1% lower than the national median.

Pay in Iowa ranges from $42,390 at the 10th percentile to $81,040 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 3.7K people work as postal service mail carriers in the state.

Pay distribution in Iowa

10th$42,390

25th$48,940

Median$59,880

75th$75,440

90th$81,040

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $28.79
Daily: $230
Weekly: $1,152
Bi-weekly: $2,303
Monthly: $4,990
Annual: $59,880

$59,880 a year is around the 50th percentile for Postal Service Mail Carrierss in Iowa. The median is $59,880.

Postal Service Mail Carriers — Iowa
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$20.40	$42,390
25th percentile	$23.50	$48,940
Median	$28.80	$59,880
75th percentile	$36.30	$75,440
90th percentile	$39.00	$81,040
Average (mean)	$29.60	$61,480
Employment	3,730 people

Postal Service Mail Carriers pay by metro area in Iowa

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Iowa City, IA	$64,890	150
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$64,250	690
Dubuque, IA	$62,070	110
Omaha, NE-IA	$62,070	1.0K
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$61,130	170
Ames, IA	$60,840	130
Cedar Rapids, IA	$60,270	320
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$59,880	200
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$57,700	460

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