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Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in Iowa

Want to work in Iowa as a Postmaster or Mail Superintendent? Read this first!

-17% Jobs Projection
$69,610 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

While jobs for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in Iowa are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in Iowa is expected to decrease.

  • Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in Iowa earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Work in Iowa?

In Iowa, there were 270 people working as Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in the year 2018.

There were 260 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 225 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents working in it, which means Iowa has more Postmasters and Mail Superintendents than average.

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Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in this state are declining at a rate of 16.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 30 annual job openings, and a total of 500 jobs for Iowa Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 600 annual jobs and 11,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents ranged from $64,270 to $85,280 with $69,610 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $30.9 to $41. The median hourly rate was $33.47.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $32.57 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.90.

The median salary in Iowa is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Iowa Metros for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Postmasters and Mail Superintendents.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 30 $74,570

Top States for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Employment

View the list below to see where most Postmasters and Mail Superintendents work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 830 $77,190
Texas 800 $78,280
California 800 $80,420
Pennsylvania 790 $75,790
Illinois 540 $74,170
Ohio 490 $76,280
North Carolina 480 $77,190
Michigan 440 $79,370
New Jersey 430 $81,710
Virginia 370 $75,200
Florida 360 $84,780
Georgia 340 $79,070
Massachusetts 330 $79,580
Wisconsin 330 $75,010
Minnesota 320 $73,110
Missouri 300 $73,860
Washington 280 $74,250
Indiana 280 $76,150
Alabama 270 $77,070
Iowa 270 $69,610

Below are the states where Postmasters and Mail Superintendents get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Florida $84,780
Tennessee $83,070
New Jersey $81,710
Delaware $81,710
California $80,420
Mississippi $80,360
Arizona $79,860
Hawaii $79,770
Rhode Island $79,610
Massachusetts $79,580

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