Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$62,930avg. a year
$30.26 an hour · 7,100 employed
Postal Service Mail Carriers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $62,930 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $62,050. The U.S. average is $62,540.
$62,070Median pay
$30.26Average hourly
+1%vs. Texas average
7,100Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for postal service mail carriers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1540 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$64,780
$31.14 an hour
2620 jobs
El Paso, TX
$63,520
$30.54 an hour
390 jobs
Victoria, TX
$63,310
$30.44 an hour
46,660 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$62,980
$30.28 an hour
5330 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$62,750
$30.17 an hour
6370 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$62,540
$30.07 an hour
7270 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$62,200
$29.91 an hour
82,030 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$62,010
$29.81 an hour
9300 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$61,980
$29.80 an hour
101,970 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$61,900
$29.76 an hour
11150 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$61,300
$29.47 an hour
12470 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$61,200
$29.42 an hour
13100 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$61,050
$29.35 an hour
14210 jobs
Laredo, TX
$60,940
$29.30 an hour
15330 jobs
Longview, TX
$60,820
$29.24 an hour
16180 jobs
Abilene, TX
$60,680
$29.17 an hour
17300 jobs
Tyler, TX
$60,560
$29.11 an hour
18140 jobs
Midland, TX
$60,440
$29.06 an hour
19160 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$60,300
$28.99 an hour
20140 jobs
Odessa, TX
$59,940
$28.82 an hour
21400 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$59,680
$28.69 an hour
22360 jobs
Waco, TX
$59,010
$28.37 an hour
23180 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$58,900
$28.32 an hour
24280 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$58,650
$28.20 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $45,350 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $58,680 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $51,620 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $46,210 |
| Office Clerks, General | $45,400 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $57,690 |
Questions and answers
How much do postal service mail carriers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $62,930 a year, and the median is $62,070. About 7,100 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $62,050.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.83 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: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). 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.