Postal Service Mail Carriers pay range in El Centro
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,040 or more. The middle half of postal service mail carriers in El Centro earn between $42,390 and $81,000.
- $42K10th
- $42K25th
- $56KMedian
- $81K75th
- $81K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $59,670 | $4,972 | $28.69 |
| Median | $55,930 | $4,661 | $26.89 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $42,390 | $3,532 | $20.38 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $81,000 | $6,750 | $38.94 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Postal Service Mail Carriers salary after taxes in El Centro
On the average salary of $59,670, a single filer in El Centro takes home about $48,352 a year, or $4,029 a month and $1,860 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is El Centro a good place for postal service mail carriers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the El Centro area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.2), so the average $59,670 buys what about $62,696 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in El Centro ($45,140). A typical home costs $379,330, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in other California cities
El Centro ranks 25th of 25 California metro areas for this job; Napa pays the most ($67,090).
- Napa$67,090
- San Francisco$66,130
- Los Angeles$65,500
- Oxnard$65,500
- Salinas$65,360
- San Jose$64,700
- Sacramento$64,530
- San Diego$64,370
- Santa Cruz$64,230
- El Centro$59,670
Highest-paying cities for postal service mail carriers
Bozeman, MT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,930).
- Bozeman, MT$69,930
- Lawrence, KS$67,790
- Napa, CA$67,090
- San Francisco, CA$66,130
- Bay City, MI$66,040
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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in El Centro: questions
How much do postal service mail carriers make an hour in El Centro?
$28.69 an hour on average, and $26.89 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level postal service mail carriers salary in El Centro?
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 El Centro?
About $48,352 a year ($4,029 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,670. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do postal service mail carriers earn more in El Centro than elsewhere?
The average here is 5% 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 El Centro, CA (20940). 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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