SOC 43-5052 · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro

Postal Service Mail Carriers Salary in Daphne, AL

The average salary for postal service mail carriers in Daphne, Alabama is $60,900 a year ($29.28 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,550: half of the 190 people in this job in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($62,540).

$60,900average per year

$29.28 / hourMedian $60,550Take-home ≈ $48,565

  • $42K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

190people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#3 of 12Alabama metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Postal Service Mail Carriers pay range in Daphne

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,040 or more. The middle half of postal service mail carriers in Daphne earn between $42,390 and $78,460.

  • $42K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,900$5,075$29.28
Median$60,550$5,046$29.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,390$3,532$20.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,460$6,538$37.72

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Postal Service Mail Carriers pay in Daphne vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Postal service mail carriers in Daphne earn about the same as the Alabama average ($60,050) and about the same as the U.S. average ($62,540). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $60,550.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Daphne$60,900$60,550$42,390$81,040190
Alabama$60,050$57,700$42,390$81,0405,840
United States$62,540$60,550$42,390$81,040328,820

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postal Service Mail Carriers salary after taxes in Daphne

On the average salary of $60,900, a single filer in Daphne takes home about $48,565 a year, or $4,047 a month and $1,868 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Daphne a good place for postal service mail carriers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Daphne area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $60,900 buys what about $64,315 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Daphne ($38,520). A typical home costs $373,114, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in other Alabama cities

Daphne ranks 3rd of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Birmingham pays the most ($61,940).

All Postal Service Mail Carriers salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for postal service mail carriers

Bozeman, MT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,930).

Postal Service Mail Carriers salary by city

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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in Daphne: questions

How much do postal service mail carriers make an hour in Daphne?

$29.28 an hour on average, and $29.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level postal service mail carriers salary in Daphne?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the postal service mail carriers take-home pay in Daphne?

About $48,565 a year ($4,047 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,900. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do postal service mail carriers earn more in Daphne than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($62,540).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5052; area Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL (19300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.03, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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