Postal Service Mail Carriers pay range in Corvallis
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 Corvallis earn between $44,160 and $70,820.
- $42K10th
- $44K25th
- $59KMedian
- $71K75th
- $81K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $60,310 | $5,026 | $29.00 |
| Median | $58,910 | $4,909 | $28.32 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $44,160 | $3,680 | $21.23 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $70,820 | $5,902 | $34.05 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Postal Service Mail Carriers salary after taxes in Corvallis
On the average salary of $60,310, a single filer in Corvallis takes home about $46,362 a year, or $3,864 a month and $1,783 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Is Corvallis a good place for postal service mail carriers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Corvallis area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.0), so the average $60,310 buys what about $57,981 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Corvallis ($57,680). A typical home costs $562,829, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in other Oregon cities
Corvallis ranks 6th of 8 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($63,090).
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 Corvallis: questions
How much do postal service mail carriers make an hour in Corvallis?
$29.00 an hour on average, and $28.32 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level postal service mail carriers salary in Corvallis?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,160, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the postal service mail carriers take-home pay in Corvallis?
About $46,362 a year ($3,864 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,310. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Do postal service mail carriers earn more in Corvallis than elsewhere?
The average here is 4% 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 Corvallis, OR (18700). 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). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.97, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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