Couriers and Messengers Salary

Median Salary
$39,200
per year
Hourly Rate
$18.85
per hour
Employment
68,640
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$31,550
25th percentile
$36,070
Median
$39,200
75th percentile
$45,280
90th percentile
$50,330

💰 Couriers and Messengers Salary by State

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$32K
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StateMedianvs. National
Nevada$46,520+18.7%
Washington$46,500+18.6%
Vermont$45,600+16.3%
District of Columbia$45,210+15.3%
Oregon$45,170+15.2%
Colorado$45,140+15.2%
California$44,970+14.7%
Minnesota$44,860+14.4%
Utah$42,840+9.3%
Massachusetts$42,380+8.1%
Alaska$41,720+6.4%
Maine$41,710+6.4%
Missouri$41,410+5.6%
New Jersey$40,870+4.3%
New Hampshire$40,630+3.6%
Tennessee$40,270+2.7%
Montana$40,080+2.2%
Pennsylvania$39,700+1.3%
Connecticut$39,480+0.7%
Georgia$39,400+0.5%
Texas$39,260+0.2%
Maryland$39,140-0.2%
Illinois$39,100-0.3%
North Carolina$39,100-0.3%
Arizona$38,980-0.6%
Oklahoma$38,910-0.7%
Delaware$38,760-1.1%
New York$38,740-1.2%
Hawaii$38,580-1.6%
New Mexico$38,570-1.6%
Iowa$38,460-1.9%
Kansas$38,370-2.1%
Ohio$38,320-2.2%
North Dakota$38,090-2.8%
Michigan$37,940-3.2%
Virginia$37,820-3.5%
Florida$37,740-3.7%
Indiana$37,270-4.9%
Arkansas$37,070-5.4%
Wisconsin$36,910-5.8%
Rhode Island$36,810-6.1%
South Carolina$36,710-6.4%
Idaho$36,110-7.9%
Kentucky$35,880-8.5%
Mississippi$35,780-8.7%
West Virginia$34,890-11.0%
Alabama$34,820-11.2%
Nebraska$34,600-11.7%
Louisiana$33,490-14.6%
Wyoming$31,680-19.2%
South Dakota$31,650-19.3%

🏙️ Couriers and Messengers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$55,680+42.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$48,510+23.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$47,840+22.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$47,160+20.3%
Modesto, CA$47,020+19.9%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$46,850+19.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$46,710+19.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$46,170+17.8%
Napa, CA$46,060+17.5%
Rochester, MN$46,000+17.3%
Bellingham, WA$45,920+17.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,650+16.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$44,840+14.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$44,760+14.2%
Fresno, CA$44,370+13.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,220+12.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$44,200+12.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$44,040+12.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$43,920+12.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$43,830+11.8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,760+11.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$43,740+11.6%
Akron, OH$43,240+10.3%
Medford, OR$43,160+10.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$42,840+9.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$42,800+9.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$42,680+8.9%
Knoxville, TN$42,610+8.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$42,490+8.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$42,440+8.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$42,380+8.1%
New Haven, CT$42,300+7.9%
Salem, OR$42,280+7.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$42,250+7.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$41,860+6.8%
Anchorage, AK$41,720+6.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$41,710+6.4%
Winchester, VA-WV$41,480+5.8%
Worcester, MA$41,420+5.7%
Springfield, MO$41,410+5.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$41,140+4.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$41,130+4.9%
Madison, WI$41,080+4.8%
Ogden, UT$41,080+4.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$41,050+4.7%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$41,030+4.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$40,980+4.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$40,910+4.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$40,370+3.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$40,340+2.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$40,320+2.9%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$40,160+2.4%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$40,080+2.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$40,050+2.2%
Springfield, MA$40,010+2.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$39,860+1.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,860+1.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,720+1.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$39,710+1.3%
Traverse City, MI$39,710+1.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$39,670+1.2%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$39,650+1.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$39,630+1.1%
Visalia, CA$39,600+1.0%
Pueblo, CO$39,590+1.0%
Albany, GA$39,480+0.7%
Cleveland, OH$39,410+0.5%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$39,340+0.4%
Barnstable Town, MA$39,290+0.2%
Spartanburg, SC$39,290+0.2%
York-Hanover, PA$39,290+0.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$39,270+0.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$39,230+0.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$39,160-0.1%
Tulsa, OK$39,160-0.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$39,140-0.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$39,110-0.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$39,110-0.2%
Redding, CA$39,110-0.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$39,100-0.3%
Albuquerque, NM$39,080-0.3%
Dubuque, IA$39,020-0.5%
Asheville, NC$38,980-0.6%
Topeka, KS$38,980-0.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$38,970-0.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$38,910-0.7%
Toledo, OH$38,810-1.0%
Columbus, OH$38,790-1.0%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$38,780-1.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$38,770-1.1%
Lincoln, NE$38,740-1.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$38,730-1.2%
Reno, NV$38,730-1.2%
Charlottesville, VA$38,580-1.6%
Longview, TX$38,580-1.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$38,580-1.6%
El Paso, TX$38,570-1.6%
Saginaw, MI$38,550-1.7%
Gainesville, FL$38,520-1.7%
Port St. Lucie, FL$38,420-2.0%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$38,410-2.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$38,390-2.1%
Burlington, NC$38,340-2.2%
Amarillo, TX$38,280-2.3%
Richmond, VA$38,270-2.4%
Boise City, ID$38,260-2.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,200-2.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,190-2.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$38,190-2.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$38,180-2.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,100-2.8%
Corvallis, OR$37,980-3.1%
Lubbock, TX$37,930-3.2%
Salinas, CA$37,920-3.3%
Peoria, IL$37,850-3.4%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$37,840-3.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,820-3.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$37,820-3.5%
St. Cloud, MN$37,790-3.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$37,680-3.9%
Savannah, GA$37,670-3.9%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,650-4.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$37,560-4.2%
Columbia, SC$37,550-4.2%
Rochester, NY$37,520-4.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$37,510-4.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,510-4.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$37,470-4.4%
Rockford, IL$37,450-4.5%
Wilmington, NC$37,330-4.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$37,320-4.8%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$37,310-4.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$37,310-4.8%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$37,300-4.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$37,180-5.2%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$37,090-5.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$37,090-5.4%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$37,080-5.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$37,080-5.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$37,070-5.4%
Tucson, AZ$37,070-5.4%
Greenville, NC$37,050-5.5%
Syracuse, NY$37,040-5.5%
Tyler, TX$37,040-5.5%
Erie, PA$37,020-5.6%
Evansville, IN$36,940-5.8%
Green Bay, WI$36,930-5.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,910-5.8%
Birmingham, AL$36,820-6.1%
Twin Falls, ID$36,780-6.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$36,740-6.3%
Florence, SC$36,710-6.4%
Appleton, WI$36,690-6.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$36,630-6.6%
Jacksonville, FL$36,610-6.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$36,560-6.7%
Fayetteville, NC$36,550-6.8%
Lancaster, PA$36,550-6.8%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36,540-6.8%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$36,510-6.9%
Utica-Rome, NY$36,500-6.9%
Binghamton, NY$36,460-7.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$36,430-7.1%
Jackson, MS$36,360-7.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$36,310-7.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$36,270-7.5%
Waco, TX$36,100-7.9%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$36,050-8.0%
Wichita, KS$36,000-8.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$35,990-8.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$35,990-8.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$35,910-8.4%
Midland, MI$35,900-8.4%
Roanoke, VA$35,890-8.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$35,780-8.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$35,750-8.8%
Sheboygan, WI$35,750-8.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$35,750-8.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$35,730-8.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,620-9.1%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$35,490-9.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$35,490-9.5%
Abilene, TX$35,400-9.7%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$35,360-9.8%
Lafayette, LA$35,340-9.8%
Huntsville, AL$35,170-10.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$35,090-10.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$35,080-10.5%
Tallahassee, FL$34,940-10.9%
Reading, PA$34,920-10.9%
Springfield, IL$34,850-11.1%
Charleston, WV$34,840-11.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$34,810-11.2%
Montgomery, AL$34,590-11.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$34,550-11.9%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$34,510-12.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$34,400-12.2%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$34,390-12.3%
Punta Gorda, FL$34,190-12.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$34,100-13.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$33,700-14.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$33,260-15.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$32,940-16.0%
Flint, MI$32,880-16.1%
Alexandria, LA$32,770-16.4%
Johnson City, TN$32,710-16.6%
Columbus, GA-AL$32,630-16.8%
Rome, GA$32,510-17.1%
Ocala, FL$32,350-17.5%
Lake Charles, LA$32,130-18.0%
Mobile, AL$31,970-18.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$31,910-18.6%
Laredo, TX$31,530-19.6%
Monroe, LA$31,200-20.4%
Altoona, PA$30,770-21.5%
Johnstown, PA$30,700-21.7%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$30,190-23.0%
Bowling Green, KY$30,170-23.0%
Tuscaloosa, AL$29,280-25.3%
Guam$26,400-32.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$23,760-39.4%
Puerto Rico$23,160-40.9%
Mayaguez, PR$22,230-43.3%
Arecibo, PR$22,210-43.3%
Aguadilla, PR$21,930-44.1%
Virgin Islands$21,840-44.3%
Ponce, PR$21,840-44.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.