Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Illinois
$63,500avg. a year
$30.53 an hour · 14,730 employed
Postal Service Mail Carriers in Illinois earn an average of $63,500 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $62,540. The best-paying metro area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN at $64,740.
$62,070Median pay
$30.53Average hourly
+19%Avg. pay since 2020
#8Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for postal service mail carriers by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
110,320 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$64,740
$31.13 an hour
2180 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$64,010
$30.78 an hour
33,450 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$63,370
$30.46 an hour
4130 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$62,810
$30.20 an hour
5120 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$62,750
$30.17 an hour
6250 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$62,050
$29.83 an hour
7460 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$61,750
$29.69 an hour
8430 jobs
Peoria, IL
$61,740
$29.69 an hour
9120 jobs
Decatur, IL
$61,640
$29.64 an hour
10420 jobs
Rockford, IL
$61,560
$29.60 an hour
11280 jobs
Springfield, IL
$61,340
$29.49 an hour
12120 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$59,670
$28.69 an hour
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Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois postal service mail carriers work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
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Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do postal service mail carriers make in Illinois?
The average is $63,500 a year, and the median is $62,070. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $62,540.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$30.53 an hour on average; the median is $29.84.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($64,740), followed by Bloomington, IL ($64,010). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Kankakee, IL ($59,670).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #8 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-5052. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national postal service mail carriers page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.