Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$64,740avg. a year
$31.13 an hour · 10,320 employed
Postal Service Mail Carriers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $64,740 a year. That is about the same as the Illinois average of $63,500. The U.S. average is $62,540.
$63,750Median pay
$31.13Average hourly
+2%vs. Illinois average
10,320Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for postal service mail carriers in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1180 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$64,010
$30.78 an hour
23,450 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$63,370
$30.46 an hour
3130 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$62,810
$30.20 an hour
4120 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$62,750
$30.17 an hour
5250 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$62,050
$29.83 an hour
6460 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$61,750
$29.69 an hour
7430 jobs
Peoria, IL
$61,740
$29.69 an hour
8120 jobs
Decatur, IL
$61,640
$29.64 an hour
9420 jobs
Rockford, IL
$61,560
$29.60 an hour
10280 jobs
Springfield, IL
$61,340
$29.49 an hour
11120 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$59,670
$28.69 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $50,030 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $63,640 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $59,210 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | $58,140 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $49,800 |
| Office Clerks, General | $49,620 |
Questions and answers
How much do postal service mail carriers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $64,740 a year, and the median is $63,750. About 10,320 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is about the same as the Illinois average of $63,500.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.08 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-5052. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.