Postal Service Mail Carriers pay range in Madison
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 Madison earn between $52,520 and $77,380.
- $42K10th
- $53K25th
- $61KMedian
- $77K75th
- $81K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $62,990 | $5,249 | $30.28 |
| Median | $60,760 | $5,063 | $29.21 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $52,520 | $4,377 | $25.25 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $77,380 | $6,448 | $37.20 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Postal Service Mail Carriers salary after taxes in Madison
On the average salary of $62,990, a single filer in Madison takes home about $50,562 a year, or $4,213 a month and $1,945 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).
Is Madison a good place for postal service mail carriers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $62,990 buys what about $64,747 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.
Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in other Wisconsin cities
Madison ranks 4th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Appleton pays the most ($64,140).
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 Madison: questions
How much do postal service mail carriers make an hour in Madison?
$30.28 an hour on average, and $29.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level postal service mail carriers salary in Madison?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,520, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the postal service mail carriers take-home pay in Madison?
About $50,562 a year ($4,213 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,990.
Do postal service mail carriers earn more in Madison than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as 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 Madison, WI (31540). 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).
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.82, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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