SOC 43-5052 · Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro

Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in Wildwood, FL

The average salary for postal service mail carriers in Wildwood, Florida is $56,740 a year ($27.28 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,310: half of the 40 people in this job in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($63,066).

$56,740average per year

$27.28 / hourMedian $53,310Take-home ≈ $47,771

  • $42K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-10%vs U.S. metro average
#22 of 22Florida metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Postal Service Mail Carriers pay range in Wildwood

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,270 or more. The middle half of postal service mail carriers in Wildwood earn between $42,390 and $65,940.

  • $42K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,740$4,728$27.28
Median$53,310$4,442$25.63
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,390$3,532$20.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,940$5,495$31.70

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

Postal Service Mail Carriers salary after taxes in Wildwood

On the average salary of $56,740, a single filer in Wildwood takes home about $47,771 a year, or $3,981 a month and $1,837 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Wildwood area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.4), so the average $56,740 buys what about $66,422 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Wildwood ($45,830). A typical home costs $389,720, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in other Florida cities

Wildwood ranks 22nd of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($65,420).

All Postal Service Mail Carriers salaries in Florida

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 Wildwood: questions

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

$27.28 an hour on average, and $25.63 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

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 Wildwood?

About $47,771 a year ($3,981 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,740. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 10% 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL (48680). 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 (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.45, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.45).

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