Average Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in Elkhart-Goshen, IN

Postal Service Mail Carriers in Elkhart-Goshen, IN earn a median annual salary of $52,520, which is -8.6% compared to the national median. There are 180 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Elkhart-Goshen, IN (metro area).

$52,520

Elkhart-Goshen, IN median annual wage

$25/hour median

-8.6%

Difference vs national median

National median is $57,490

180

Local employment

1.4 jobs per 1,000 workers

0.64

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $42,390
25th: $42,390
Median: $52,520
75th: $70,050
90th: $81,000

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Elkhart-Goshen, IN, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

90.3%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$58,146

Goods: 94.3%
Services: 86.4%
Rents: 64.3%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Victoria, TX	$65,490	Compare	100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$64,540	Compare	660
Lincoln, NE	$64,540	Compare	300
Fargo, ND-MN	$64,540	Compare	240
Napa, CA	$64,540	Compare	130
Lawrence, KS	$64,500	Compare	100

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Elkhart-Goshen, IN

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Chief Executives	$199,700	0.76
Dentists, General	$186,670	0.58
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$153,770	1.21
Sales Managers	$139,040	0.92
Financial Managers	$139,040	0.61
Pharmacists	$138,690	0.53
Marketing Managers	$135,560	0.41
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$130,690	0.32

Elkhart-Goshen, IN has salary data for 314 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Postal Service Mail Carriers in Elkhart-Goshen, IN

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Postal Service Mail Carriers are projected to change by -3.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 20,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.