SOC 43-5052 · Anniston-Oxford, AL metro

Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in Anniston, AL

The average salary for postal service mail carriers in Anniston, Alabama is $59,220 a year ($28.47 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $55,930: half of the 150 people in this job in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($63,066).

$59,220average per year

$28.47 / hourMedian $55,930Take-home ≈ $47,289

  • $42K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

150people in this job
-6%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 12Alabama metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Postal Service Mail Carriers pay range in Anniston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,120 or more. The middle half of postal service mail carriers in Anniston earn between $42,390 and $77,960.

  • $42K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,220$4,935$28.47
Median$55,930$4,661$26.89
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,390$3,532$20.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,960$6,497$37.48

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Postal Service Mail Carriers salary after taxes in Anniston

On the average salary of $59,220, a single filer in Anniston takes home about $47,289 a year, or $3,941 a month and $1,819 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Anniston a good place for postal service mail carriers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Anniston area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $59,220 buys what about $68,901 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Anniston ($42,680). A typical home costs $170,653, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in other Alabama cities

Anniston ranks 8th of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Birmingham pays the most ($61,940).

All Postal Service Mail Carriers salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for postal service mail carriers

Bozeman, MT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,930).

Postal Service Mail Carriers salary by city

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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in Anniston: questions

How much do postal service mail carriers make an hour in Anniston?

$28.47 an hour on average, and $26.89 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level postal service mail carriers salary in Anniston?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the postal service mail carriers take-home pay in Anniston?

About $47,289 a year ($3,941 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,220. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do postal service mail carriers earn more in Anniston than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($63,066).

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 43-5052; area Anniston-Oxford, AL (11500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.64, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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