Postal Service Mail Carriers pay range in Yakima
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 Yakima earn between $44,160 and $77,460.
- $42K10th
- $44K25th
- $57KMedian
- $77K75th
- $81K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $60,310 | $5,026 | $29.00 |
| Median | $57,470 | $4,789 | $27.63 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $44,160 | $3,680 | $21.23 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $77,460 | $6,455 | $37.24 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Postal Service Mail Carriers salary after taxes in Yakima
On the average salary of $60,310, a single filer in Yakima takes home about $50,639 a year, or $4,220 a month and $1,948 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
Is Yakima a good place for postal service mail carriers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Yakima area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $60,310 buys what about $63,122 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Yakima ($47,810). A typical home costs $355,256, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in other Washington cities
Yakima ranks 10th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($64,720).
- Seattle$64,720
- Mount Vernon$63,380
- Bremerton$62,710
- Wenatchee$61,880
- Spokane$61,510
- Olympia$61,230
- Walla Walla$61,010
- Longview$60,690
- Bellingham$60,340
- Yakima$60,310
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 Yakima: questions
How much do postal service mail carriers make an hour in Yakima?
$29.00 an hour on average, and $27.63 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level postal service mail carriers salary in Yakima?
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 Yakima?
About $50,639 a year ($4,220 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,310. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
Do postal service mail carriers earn more in Yakima 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 Yakima, WA (49420). 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.08, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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