Couriers and Messengers Salary by City

Top 15 cities for couriers and messengers by average salary

San Jose, CA	$55,350
Modesto, CA	$51,800
Napa, CA	$50,750
Seattle, WA	$49,400
San Francisco, CA	$48,970
Minneapolis, MN	$48,110
Denver, CO	$47,730
Sacramento, CA	$47,310
Bellingham, WA	$47,080
Washington, DC	$47,060
Rochester, MN	$46,880
Portland, OR	$46,590
New Haven, CT	$46,110
Boston, MA	$45,130
New York, NY	$45,120

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Couriers and Messengers salary by state

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
California	16	$55,350	$38,670
Washington	4	$49,400	$41,370
Minnesota	4	$48,110	$40,180
Colorado	4	$47,730	$39,450
Washington, D.C.	1	$47,060	$47,060
Oregon	5	$46,590	$41,500
Connecticut	5	$46,110	$37,980
Massachusetts	4	$45,130	$40,780
New York	8	$45,120	$37,390
Texas	17	$44,140	$32,430
Nevada	2	$43,760	$42,230
Utah	3	$43,310	$36,970
Illinois	5	$42,710	$38,070
Alaska	1	$42,620	$42,620
Pennsylvania	11	$42,490	$31,750
Missouri	3	$42,310	$40,640
Tennessee	7	$42,280	$34,240
New Hampshire	1	$42,060	$42,060
Georgia	8	$41,930	$32,260
Maryland	1	$41,800	$41,800
North Carolina	11	$41,580	$35,880
Virginia	6	$41,260	$35,060
Wisconsin	8	$40,680	$35,130
New Jersey	1	$40,660	$40,660
Arizona	2	$40,530	$38,530
Indiana	3	$40,410	$38,050
Florida	17	$40,250	$35,400
Michigan	8	$40,190	$34,470
Ohio	7	$40,060	$36,810
Hawaii	1	$39,930	$39,930
Kansas	2	$39,560	$35,100
Iowa	5	$39,360	$37,290
Oklahoma	2	$39,290	$38,530
South Carolina	6	$39,220	$34,280
Rhode Island	1	$39,180	$39,180
Arkansas	2	$37,890	$35,950
New Mexico	1	$37,530	$37,530
Idaho	3	$37,470	$34,150
Nebraska	2	$37,210	$37,030
Alabama	5	$36,960	$30,510
Mississippi	2	$35,690	$35,180
South Dakota	1	$35,360	$35,360
West Virginia	2	$35,300	$34,720
Kentucky	3	$34,750	$30,970
Louisiana	8	$34,720	$31,410
Puerto Rico	5	$25,990	$23,110

Couriers and Messengers salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$55,350	$55,680	$26.61	390
Modesto, CA	$51,800	$47,020	$24.90	110
Napa, CA	$50,750	$46,060	$24.40	50
Seattle, WA	$49,400	$48,510	$23.75	660
San Francisco, CA	$48,970	$47,840	$23.54	940
Minneapolis, MN	$48,110	$47,160	$23.13	240
Denver, CO	$47,730	$46,170	$22.95	440
Sacramento, CA	$47,310	$44,760	$22.74	470
Bellingham, WA	$47,080	$45,920	$22.64	60
Washington, DC	$47,060	$44,840	$22.63	1,010
Rochester, MN	$46,880	$46,000	$22.54	60
Portland, OR	$46,590	$45,650	$22.40	520
New Haven, CT	$46,110	$42,300	$22.17	160
Boston, MA	$45,130	$43,830	$21.70	1,070
New York, NY	$45,120	$41,140	$21.69	6,690
Los Angeles, CA	$44,970	$43,760	$21.62	3,030
San Diego, CA	$44,650	$42,440	$21.47	690
Eugene, OR	$44,160	$43,740	$21.23	90
Austin, TX	$44,140	$44,220	$21.22	410
Kiryas Joel, NY	$44,100	$41,030	$21.20	190
Salem, OR	$44,090	$42,280	$21.20	80
Fresno, CA	$43,780	$44,370	$21.05	170
Las Vegas, NV	$43,760	$46,850	$21.04	420
Hartford, CT	$43,520	$41,710	$20.92	240
Salt Lake City, UT	$43,310	$42,840	$20.82	620
Stockton, CA	$43,130	$37,510	$20.74	70
Duluth, MN	$43,020	$44,200	$20.68	30
Riverside, CA	$42,830	$39,160	$20.59	390
Chicago, IL	$42,710	$41,130	$20.54	810
Santa Maria, CA	$42,670	$39,630	$20.51	120
Barnstable, MA	$42,640	$39,290	$20.50	40
Oxnard, CA	$42,630	$40,910	$20.50	170
Anchorage, AK	$42,620	$41,720	$20.49	120
Bridgeport, CT	$42,550	$38,910	$20.46	100
Philadelphia, PA	$42,490	$40,340	$20.43	1,530
St. Louis, MO	$42,310	$42,680	$20.34	540
Nashville, TN	$42,280	$42,800	$20.33	1,360
Reno, NV	$42,230	$38,730	$20.30	90
Fort Collins, CO	$42,190	$42,490	$20.28	30
Dallas, TX	$42,160	$41,860	$20.27	1,400
Worcester, MA	$42,120	$41,420	$20.25	190
Manchester, NH	$42,060	$40,320	$20.22	40
Bakersfield, CA	$42,050	$38,390	$20.22	130
Medford, OR	$41,980	$43,160	$20.18	50
Atlanta, GA	$41,930	$39,720	$20.16	1,380
Baltimore, MD	$41,800	$39,140	$20.09	330
Scranton, PA	$41,800	$46,710	$20.10	140
Spokane, WA	$41,740	$38,190	$20.07	90
Durham, NC	$41,580	$40,050	$19.99	240
Memphis, TN	$41,520	$44,040	$19.96	1,100
Allentown, PA	$41,510	$43,920	$19.96	390
Corvallis, OR	$41,500	$37,980	$19.95	40
Houston, TX	$41,470	$40,370	$19.94	1,090
Kennewick, WA	$41,370	$39,710	$19.89	50
Kansas City, MO	$41,330	$41,050	$19.87	430
Harrisburg, PA	$41,260	$40,980	$19.84	120
Richmond, VA	$41,260	$38,270	$19.84	280
Pittsburgh, PA	$41,240	$42,250	$19.83	600
Redding, CA	$41,210	$39,110	$19.81	60
Colorado Springs, CO	$41,160	$42,380	$19.79	70
Visalia, CA	$40,920	$39,600	$19.67	40
Raleigh, NC	$40,860	$39,650	$19.65	360
Ogden, UT	$40,810	$41,080	$19.62	130
Springfield, MA	$40,780	$40,010	$19.61	150
San Antonio, TX	$40,720	$39,860	$19.58	320
Madison, WI	$40,680	$41,080	$19.56	500
Trenton, NJ	$40,660	$40,080	$19.55	80
Springfield, MO	$40,640	$41,410	$19.54	190
Phoenix, AZ	$40,530	$39,100	$19.49	610
Indianapolis, IN	$40,410	$38,730	$19.43	520
Gainesville, FL	$40,250	$38,520	$19.35	50
Asheville, NC	$40,210	$38,980	$19.33	200
Traverse City, MI	$40,190	$39,710	$19.32	30
St. Cloud, MN	$40,180	$37,790	$19.32	30
Cleveland, OH	$40,060	$39,410	$19.26	410
Charlotte, NC	$40,040	$39,110	$19.25	1,100
Springfield, IL	$40,020	$34,850	$19.24	80
Naples, FL	$39,980	$37,840	$19.22	70
Columbus, OH	$39,930	$38,790	$19.20	280
Honolulu, HI	$39,930	$38,580	$19.20	210
Fort Wayne, IN	$39,900	$39,230	$19.18	70
Detroit, MI	$39,840	$39,670	$19.15	620
Knoxville, TN	$39,690	$42,610	$19.08	620
Topeka, KS	$39,560	$38,980	$19.02	50
Cincinnati, OH	$39,550	$40,160	$19.01	340
Orlando, FL	$39,500	$37,820	$18.99	770
Sarasota, FL	$39,480	$39,110	$18.98	80
Akron, OH	$39,450	$43,240	$18.97	130
Pueblo, CO	$39,450	$39,590	$18.97	40
Erie, PA	$39,430	$37,020	$18.96	100
Charlottesville, VA	$39,380	$38,580	$18.93	40
Des Moines, IA	$39,360	$39,270	$18.93	190
Syracuse, NY	$39,310	$37,040	$18.90	270
York, PA	$39,310	$39,290	$18.90	80
Lansing, MI	$39,300	$38,200	$18.89	60
El Paso, TX	$39,290	$38,570	$18.89	150
Oklahoma City, OK	$39,290	$38,970	$18.89	620
Spartanburg, SC	$39,220	$39,290	$18.86	80
Providence, RI	$39,180	$37,090	$18.84	280
Albany, NY	$39,150	$37,680	$18.82	220
Fort Myers, FL	$39,150	$37,310	$18.82	190
Port St. Lucie, FL	$39,150	$38,420	$18.82	50
Binghamton, NY	$39,010	$36,460	$18.75	60
Palm Bay, FL	$38,980	$38,780	$18.74	90
Beaumont, TX	$38,920	$36,540	$18.71	60
Lakeland, FL	$38,900	$37,070	$18.70	70
Peoria, IL	$38,880	$37,850	$18.69	60
Wilmington, NC	$38,850	$37,330	$18.68	110
Milwaukee, WI	$38,800	$36,560	$18.65	930
Tampa, FL	$38,740	$38,100	$18.63	680
Amarillo, TX	$38,720	$38,280	$18.62	60
Salinas, CA	$38,670	$37,920	$18.59	30
Cedar Rapids, IA	$38,630	$38,770	$18.57	90
Miami, FL	$38,600	$37,650	$18.56	1,770
Rochester, NY	$38,570	$37,520	$18.54	380
Tucson, AZ	$38,530	$37,070	$18.52	100
Tulsa, OK	$38,530	$39,160	$18.52	360
Racine, WI	$38,510	$35,730	$18.51	80
Lancaster, PA	$38,480	$36,550	$18.50	130
La Crosse, WI	$38,430	$36,510	$18.48	90
Chattanooga, TN	$38,270	$36,310	$18.40	170
Kalamazoo, MI	$38,250	$37,560	$18.39	90
Virginia Beach, VA	$38,210	$37,820	$18.37	n/a
Waterbury, CT	$38,210	$35,750	$18.37	80
Champaign, IL	$38,190	$37,300	$18.36	90
Buffalo, NY	$38,160	$36,740	$18.35	630
Toledo, OH	$38,130	$38,810	$18.33	100
Burlington, NC	$38,120	$38,340	$18.33	180
Rockford, IL	$38,070	$37,450	$18.30	50
Evansville, IN	$38,050	$36,940	$18.30	30
Dubuque, IA	$38,050	$39,020	$18.30	30
Savannah, GA	$38,050	$37,670	$18.29	70
Norwich, CT	$37,980	$35,620	$18.26	40
Dayton, OH	$37,920	$36,910	$18.23	180
Winchester, VA	$37,910	$41,480	$18.22	40
Little Rock, AR	$37,890	$38,190	$18.21	150
Grand Rapids, MI	$37,790	$37,320	$18.17	170
Janesville, WI	$37,780	$37,080	$18.17	30
Saginaw, MI	$37,750	$38,550	$18.15	60
Waterloo, IA	$37,750	$38,410	$18.15	40
Lubbock, TX	$37,690	$37,930	$18.12	100
Greensboro, NC	$37,680	$37,510	$18.12	280
Florence, SC	$37,550	$36,710	$18.05	60
Longview, TX	$37,540	$38,580	$18.05	50
Albuquerque, NM	$37,530	$39,080	$18.05	280
Appleton, WI	$37,480	$36,690	$18.02	150
Twin Falls, ID	$37,470	$36,780	$18.02	50
Corpus Christi, TX	$37,450	$37,310	$18.01	100
Blacksburg, VA	$37,420	$39,340	$17.99	50
Jacksonville, FL	$37,390	$36,610	$17.97	450
Utica, NY	$37,390	$36,500	$17.98	100
Davenport, IA	$37,290	$38,180	$17.93	80
Lincoln, NE	$37,210	$38,740	$17.89	90
Green Bay, WI	$37,160	$36,930	$17.86	100
Tyler, TX	$37,030	$37,040	$17.80	60
Macon, GA	$37,030	$36,430	$17.80	70
Omaha, NE	$37,030	$35,080	$17.80	170
Waco, TX	$37,020	$36,100	$17.80	60
Boise, ID	$37,010	$38,260	$17.79	210
Charleston, SC	$36,980	$39,860	$17.78	250
Provo, UT	$36,970	$35,780	$17.77	40
Birmingham, AL	$36,960	$36,820	$17.77	330
Pensacola, FL	$36,900	$37,080	$17.74	80
Deltona, FL	$36,890	$35,750	$17.74	80
Canton, OH	$36,810	$36,270	$17.70	30
Fayetteville, NC	$36,800	$36,550	$17.69	50
Panama City, FL	$36,680	$33,700	$17.63	40
Augusta, GA	$36,650	$37,090	$17.62	80
Greenville, NC	$36,600	$37,050	$17.60	100
Reading, PA	$36,490	$34,920	$17.54	40
Albany, GA	$36,380	$39,480	$17.49	30
Clarksville, TN	$36,350	$35,090	$17.48	40
Kingsport, TN	$36,270	$35,490	$17.44	180
Winston-Salem, NC	$36,120	$37,180	$17.37	120
Altoona, PA	$36,110	$30,770	$17.36	30
Fayetteville, AR	$35,950	$36,630	$17.28	70
Hickory, NC	$35,880	$34,390	$17.25	130
Midland, MI	$35,790	$35,900	$17.21	30
Ocala, FL	$35,730	$32,350	$17.18	40
Gulfport, MS	$35,690	$36,050	$17.16	60
Punta Gorda, FL	$35,590	$34,190	$17.11	30
Athens, GA	$35,470	$34,510	$17.05	40
Tallahassee, FL	$35,400	$34,940	$17.02	100
Sioux Falls, SD	$35,360	$34,400	$17.00	40
Charleston, WV	$35,300	$34,840	$16.97	100
Jackson, MS	$35,180	$36,360	$16.91	220
Sheboygan, WI	$35,130	$35,750	$16.89	30
Wichita, KS	$35,100	$36,000	$16.87	130
McAllen, TX	$35,060	$35,990	$16.86	140
Roanoke, VA	$35,060	$35,890	$16.86	60
Myrtle Beach, SC	$35,040	$35,360	$16.85	50
Huntsville, AL	$34,980	$35,170	$16.82	60
Columbia, SC	$34,910	$37,550	$16.78	270
Laredo, TX	$34,780	$31,530	$16.72	50
Louisville, KY	$34,750	$35,490	$16.71	230
Huntington, WV	$34,720	$37,470	$16.69	60
New Orleans, LA	$34,720	$34,100	$16.69	310
Flint, MI	$34,470	$32,880	$16.57	100
Lexington, KY	$34,340	$35,910	$16.51	170
Greenville, SC	$34,280	$34,810	$16.48	390
Johnson City, TN	$34,240	$32,710	$16.46	70
Idaho Falls, ID	$34,150	$34,550	$16.42	40
Shreveport, LA	$34,110	$35,990	$16.40	120
Abilene, TX	$33,820	$35,400	$16.26	50
Alexandria, LA	$33,790	$32,770	$16.24	30
Lafayette, LA	$33,680	$35,340	$16.19	100
Brownsville, TX	$33,640	$32,940	$16.18	30
Lake Charles, LA	$33,580	$32,130	$16.14	60
Montgomery, AL	$33,490	$34,590	$16.10	60
Baton Rouge, LA	$33,470	$31,910	$16.09	210
Columbus, GA	$33,350	$32,630	$16.04	40
Houma, LA	$33,290	$30,190	$16.00	60
College Station, TX	$32,430	$33,260	$15.59	60
Mobile, AL	$32,390	$31,970	$15.57	60
Rome, GA	$32,260	$32,510	$15.51	40
Johnstown, PA	$31,750	$30,700	$15.27	30
Monroe, LA	$31,410	$31,200	$15.10	40
Bowling Green, KY	$30,970	$30,170	$14.89	40
Tuscaloosa, AL	$30,510	$29,280	$14.67	50
San Juan, PR	$25,990	$23,760	$12.50	2,290
Mayaguez, PR	$24,760	$22,230	$11.90	120
Ponce, PR	$23,250	$21,840	$11.18	210
Arecibo, PR	$23,220	$22,210	$11.17	100
Aguadilla, PR	$23,110	$21,930	$11.11	90

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Couriers and Messengers salary: questions

Where do couriers and messengers make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $55,350 a year, among the 224 metro areas we cover.

What is the average couriers and messengers salary in the U.S.?

$40,821 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is couriers and messengers pay the lowest?

Aguadilla, PR, at $23,110 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5021.
U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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