Annual salary
$68,450
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USPS city letter carrier (NALC) pay scale
City letter carriers are paid on two tables depending on career appointment date. Basic annual salaries by step, effective March 7, 2026.
- City carrier basic annual salaries effective March 7, 2026, Table 1 (RSC Q): city carriers with a career appointment date before January 12, 2013: from $68,450 (City Carrier (Grade 2), step A) to $84,974 (Carrier Technician (Grade 2 + 2.1%), step P), per National Association of Letter Carriers, effective .
- City carrier basic annual salaries effective March 7, 2026, Table 2 (RSC Q7): city carriers with a career appointment date on or after January 12, 2013: from $52,510 (City Carrier (Grade 2), step B) to $84,974 (Carrier Technician (Grade 2 + 2.1%), step P), per National Association of Letter Carriers, effective .
City carrier basic annual salaries effective March 7, 2026, Table 1 (RSC Q): city carriers with a career appointment date before January 12, 2013
| Step \ Position | City Carrier (Grade 2) | Carrier Technician (Grade 2 + 2.1%) |
|---|---|---|
| A | $68,450 | $69,887 |
| B | $73,076 | $74,611 |
| C | $73,182 | $74,719 |
| D | $76,492 | $78,098 |
| E | $76,972 | $78,588 |
| F | $77,455 | $79,082 |
| G | $77,931 | $79,568 |
| H | $78,406 | $80,053 |
| I | $78,889 | $80,546 |
| J | $79,358 | $81,025 |
| K | $79,843 | $81,520 |
| L | $80,325 | $82,012 |
| M | $80,800 | $82,497 |
| N | $81,290 | $82,997 |
| O | $81,764 | $83,481 |
| P | $83,226 | $84,974 |
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Per month (12)
$5,704.17
Next 5 steps in this position
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| B | $73,076 | +$4,626 |
| C | $73,182 | +$4,732 |
| D | $76,492 | +$8,042 |
| E | $76,972 | +$8,522 |
| F | $77,455 | +$9,005 |
Worked example as rendered: City Carrier (Grade 2), step A = $68,450 a year, $5,704.17 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Step waiting periods (weeks): A-B 96, B-C 96, C-D through I-J 44, J-K and K-L 34, L-M and M-N 26, N-O 24, O-P 46.
Reflects the March 7, 2026 COLA of $250 (sixth COLA of the 2023-2026 agreement) on top of the Nov. 15, 2025 general wage increase of 1.5%.
City carrier basic annual salaries effective March 7, 2026, Table 2 (RSC Q7): city carriers with a career appointment date on or after January 12, 2013
| Step \ Position | City Carrier (Grade 2) | Carrier Technician (Grade 2 + 2.1%) |
|---|---|---|
| B | $52,510 | $53,613 |
| C | $54,757 | $55,907 |
| D | $57,005 | $58,202 |
| E | $59,255 | $60,499 |
| F | $61,501 | $62,793 |
| G | $63,749 | $65,088 |
| H | $65,998 | $67,384 |
| I | $68,246 | $69,679 |
| J | $70,492 | $71,972 |
| K | $72,739 | $74,267 |
| L | $74,986 | $76,561 |
| M | $77,237 | $78,859 |
| N | $79,481 | $81,150 |
| O | $81,729 | $83,445 |
| P | $83,226 | $84,974 |
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Annual salary
$52,510
Per month (12)
$4,375.83
Next 5 steps in this position
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| C | $54,757 | +$2,247 |
| D | $57,005 | +$4,495 |
| E | $59,255 | +$6,745 |
| F | $61,501 | +$8,991 |
| G | $63,749 | +$11,239 |
Worked example as rendered: City Carrier (Grade 2), step B = $52,510 a year, $4,375.83 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Steps AA and A were eliminated from Table 2 on July 12, 2025; the schedule now runs B through P with a 46-week waiting period at every step. Steps A to O are a fixed percentage of Step P (63.09% to 98.20%).
Reflects the March 7, 2026 COLA of $250 (sixth COLA of the 2023-2026 agreement) on top of the Nov. 15, 2025 general wage increase of 1.5%.
COLA and general increases
Postal pay tables move twice a year with cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) tied to the CPI-W, plus the general wage increases written into each union's national agreement. The effective date on each table above is the pay period in which the latest COLA was folded into the base rates; the unions' notes on which increases are included are reproduced under each grid.
Rural carriers (NRLCA) are not indexed: the NRLCA publishes its evaluated-route pay tables to members, and no public step-and-grade table was available to parse.
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