Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

Pay and outlook

Median annual wage, May 2025

$96,660

Half earn more, half earn less

Middle half earn

$90,650 – $102,960

25th to 75th percentile

People employed, May 2025

13,810

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS)

Projected change, 2025–35

-0.3%

Shrinking (below 0%)

Openings a year (projected)

900

New jobs plus replacing people who leave

Typical education to enter

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS

• All figures are for the United States as a whole. Pay varies a lot by state and city.
• Wages are for everyone working in the occupation in May 2025, at every career stage. They are not starting salaries or figures for new graduates.
• Growth and openings are BLS projections for 2025–35. They are estimates, not promises. Openings include jobs that open up when people retire or change occupation, not just new jobs.

What the work involves

Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.

Main tasks

• Monitor employees' work schedules and attendance for payroll purposes.
• Organize and supervise activities, such as the processing of incoming and outgoing mail.
• Resolve customer complaints.
• Prepare employee work schedules.
• Direct and coordinate operational, management, and supportive services of one or a number of postal facilities.
• Hire and train employees, and evaluate their performance.
• Prepare and submit detailed and summary reports of post office activities to designated supervisors.
• Negotiate labor disputes.

Description and tasks from the O*NET® 31.0 Database.

Getting in

Typical education to enter (BLS)

High school diploma or equivalent

Work experience in a related job: less than 5 years

Training once hired: moderate-term on-the-job training

O*NET Job Zone 1–2

Little to some preparation

Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.

Fields of study that lead here

From the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk, which links 1 programme to this occupation. A link means the programme prepares people for this kind of work. It doesn't mean the programme is required, or that it's the only route.

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