United States
Couriers and Messengers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$38,340
Couriers and Messengers in the United States earn a median of $38,340 a year, about $18.43 an hour.
Median
$38,340
per year
Hourly
$18.43
as published
Mean
$40,060
pulled up by top earners
Workers
71,920
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $44,600 | +16% |
| New York | State | $39,780 | +4% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $42,230 | +10% |
| Florida | State | $36,760 | -4% |
| Texas | State | $37,310 | -3% |
| North Carolina | State | $38,260 | -0% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $44,080 | +15% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $37,590 | -2% |
| Virginia | State | $38,380 | +0% |
| New Jersey | State | $39,710 | +4% |
| Wisconsin | State | $37,170 | -3% |
| Ohio | State | $37,680 | -2% |
| Tennessee | State | $36,690 | -4% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $36,910 | -4% |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | Metro | $22,310 | -42% |
| Georgia | State | $37,140 | -3% |
| Michigan | State | $37,130 | -3% |
| Washington | State | $44,170 | +15% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $38,330 | -0% |
| Illinois | State | $39,680 | +3% |
| Missouri | State | $39,520 | +3% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $45,780 | +19% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $37,860 | -1% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $47,490 | +24% |
| Massachusetts | State | $42,250 | +10% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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