Job outlook for city carriers in the United States

City carrier job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

The projected city carrier job growth rate is -6% from 2018-2028.
About -29,300 new jobs for city carriers are projected over the next decade.
City carrier salaries have increased -12% for city carriers in the last 5 years.
There are over 151,102 city carriers currently employed in the United States.
There are 18,262 active city carrier job openings in the US.
The average city carrier salary is $36,251.

Are city carrier jobs in demand?

No, city carrier jobs are not in demand. City carrier demand is projected to decline -6% from 2018 to 2028.

City carrier job and salary trends over time

Compare the number of city carrier jobs and the average city carrier salary over time.

City carrier jobs over time

City carrier job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	151,102	0.04%
2020	150,215	0.04%
2019	152,953	0.05%
2018	154,196	0.05%
2017	151,715	0.05%

Average city carrier salary over time

City carrier salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$36,251	$17.43	--0.4%
2024	$36,414	$17.51	--7.1%
2023	$39,182	$18.84	--3.1%
2022	$40,452	$19.45	--1.9%
2021	$41,240	$19.83	--0.3%

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City carrier jobs by state

The map below shows you the number of city carrier job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where city carriers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Most common states for city carriers

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Iowa	3,145,711	51	2%
2	Utah	3,101,833	51	2%
3	Montana	1,050,493	22	2%
4	New Hampshire	1,342,795	21	2%
5	Rhode Island	1,059,639	21	2%
6	Vermont	623,657	12	2%
7	California	39,536,653	360	1%
8	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	138	1%
9	Ohio	11,658,609	103	1%
10	New Jersey	9,005,644	89	1%
11	Washington	7,405,743	82	1%
12	Michigan	9,962,311	81	1%
13	Massachusetts	6,859,819	69	1%
14	Wisconsin	5,795,483	53	1%
15	Oregon	4,142,776	46	1%
16	Nevada	2,998,039	32	1%
17	Nebraska	1,920,076	28	1%
18	Connecticut	3,588,184	27	1%
19	North Dakota	755,393	8	1%
20	Alaska	739,795	4	1%

Most common cities for city carriers

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Atlantic City	1	3%	$38,762

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