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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Couriers and Messengers in UNITED STATES

      Location Pay
      Period
      2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $13.48 $15.81 $17.65 $20.32 $23.71
      Yearly $28,040 $32,870 $36,710 $42,270 $49,310
      District of Columbia Hourly $17.55 $19.44 $21.50 $21.72 $24.39
      Yearly $36,490 $40,440 $44,710 $45,180 $50,740
      Washington Hourly $16.39 $18.44 $21.36 $23.78 $26.83
      Yearly $34,090 $38,360 $44,420 $49,460 $55,810
      Massachusetts Hourly $16.05 $17.46 $20.35 $22.97 $23.55
      Yearly $33,380 $36,330 $42,320 $47,780 $48,990
      California Hourly $16.83 $17.60 $19.74 $23.02 $26.53
      Yearly $35,010 $36,600 $41,050 $47,870 $55,190
      Colorado Hourly $15.92 $18.68 $19.69 $22.29 $24.76
      Yearly $33,110 $38,860 $40,960 $46,370 $51,500
      Minnesota Hourly $13.97 $16.96 $19.57 $23.02 $29.72
      Yearly $29,050 $35,280 $40,700 $47,880 $61,810
      New York Hourly $15.96 $16.81 $19.47 $24.86 $34.86
      Yearly $33,200 $34,970 $40,500 $51,710 $72,510
      Oregon Hourly $15.56 $17.70 $19.29 $22.21 $26.17
      Yearly $32,370 $36,810 $40,130 $46,190 $54,440
      Virginia Hourly $14.89 $17.61 $19.12 $21.92 $23.34
      Yearly $30,970 $36,620 $39,760 $45,600 $48,540
      New Jersey Hourly $15.31 $16.23 $18.54 $21.12 $22.79
      Yearly $31,830 $33,760 $38,570 $43,920 $47,390
      Arizona Hourly $14.99 $16.60 $18.50 $18.75 $19.70
      Yearly $31,180 $34,530 $38,470 $39,010 $40,970
      Utah Hourly $16.18 $17.28 $18.50 $21.30 $23.15
      Yearly $33,660 $35,940 $38,470 $44,300 $48,150
      Illinois Hourly $14.24 $16.44 $18.37 $20.00 $21.68
      Yearly $29,620 $34,190 $38,200 $41,600 $45,100
      Alaska Hourly $17.28 $18.23 $18.23 $21.07 $29.81
      Yearly $35,940 $37,910 $37,910 $43,830 $62,000
      Nevada Hourly $13.27 $15.49 $18.21 $20.65 $22.66
      Yearly $27,610 $32,210 $37,870 $42,960 $47,120
      Missouri Hourly $13.12 $14.54 $18.03 $19.26 $19.95
      Yearly $27,290 $30,230 $37,500 $40,070 $41,490
      New Hampshire Hourly $11.89 $14.81 $17.74 $20.90 $24.58
      Yearly $24,730 $30,800 $36,890 $43,470 $51,120
      Vermont Hourly $17.06 $17.06 $17.68 $19.52 $21.95
      Yearly $35,480 $35,490 $36,770 $40,600 $45,660
      Maryland Hourly $14.90 $16.42 $17.67 $20.05 $22.09
      Yearly $30,980 $34,150 $36,760 $41,700 $45,940
      Rhode Island Hourly $16.27 $16.88 $17.58 $18.99 $20.50
      Yearly $33,850 $35,100 $36,560 $39,500 $42,630
      Oklahoma Hourly $14.26 $16.71 $17.54 $18.62 $22.31
      Yearly $29,670 $34,750 $36,490 $38,730 $46,410
      Hawaii Hourly $15.96 $16.76 $17.46 $19.56 $20.68
      Yearly $33,200 $34,860 $36,320 $40,670 $43,020
      Michigan Hourly $13.39 $15.32 $17.45 $19.26 $22.80
      Yearly $27,840 $31,870 $36,300 $40,070 $47,420
      Maine Hourly $14.66 $14.74 $17.43 $19.78 $21.31
      Yearly $30,490 $30,660 $36,260 $41,140 $44,330
      Texas Hourly $12.20 $14.09 $17.16 $18.96 $22.70
      Yearly $25,370 $29,300 $35,690 $39,440 $47,210
      Delaware Hourly $13.17 $13.17 $17.15 $17.88 $20.67
      Yearly $27,400 $27,400 $35,680 $37,180 $42,990
      Iowa Hourly $13.71 $15.15 $17.15 $18.00 $18.58
      Yearly $28,510 $31,510 $35,670 $37,440 $38,650
      Florida Hourly $14.57 $15.31 $17.12 $18.14 $20.59
      Yearly $30,300 $31,850 $35,610 $37,720 $42,830
      Indiana Hourly $13.07 $14.83 $17.06 $18.00 $22.53
      Yearly $27,180 $30,840 $35,480 $37,440 $46,860
      New Mexico Hourly $12.05 $14.48 $16.99 $17.71 $17.71
      Yearly $25,060 $30,110 $35,330 $36,840 $36,840
      Pennsylvania Hourly $12.56 $14.60 $16.99 $18.40 $21.36
      Yearly $26,120 $30,360 $35,340 $38,270 $44,440
      Georgia Hourly $11.52 $14.55 $16.77 $18.50 $20.70
      Yearly $23,960 $30,270 $34,870 $38,480 $43,060
      North Carolina Hourly $11.13 $14.26 $16.72 $17.67 $20.58
      Yearly $23,150 $29,650 $34,780 $36,740 $42,810
      Ohio Hourly $12.80 $14.02 $16.60 $18.79 $20.34
      Yearly $26,630 $29,170 $34,540 $39,090 $42,310
      Tennessee Hourly $10.43 $14.02 $16.59 $17.73 $18.63
      Yearly $21,680 $29,170 $34,510 $36,870 $38,750
      Idaho Hourly $12.71 $14.92 $16.48 $17.49 $19.00
      Yearly $26,440 $31,040 $34,290 $36,380 $39,510
      North Dakota Hourly $13.61 $16.18 $16.40 $17.34 $19.85
      Yearly $28,300 $33,660 $34,110 $36,070 $41,290
      Arkansas Hourly $12.63 $14.66 $16.23 $17.25 $20.57
      Yearly $26,270 $30,500 $33,760 $35,880 $42,790
      South Dakota Hourly $12.53 $14.52 $16.20 $19.59 $25.45
      Yearly $26,060 $30,210 $33,700 $40,750 $52,940
      Wisconsin Hourly $11.02 $14.30 $16.16 $17.51 $20.49
      Yearly $22,930 $29,740 $33,610 $36,420 $42,630
      Kansas Hourly $7.64 $13.76 $16.09 $17.85 $18.74
      Yearly $15,890 $28,610 $33,470 $37,130 $38,980
      Kentucky Hourly $11.15 $13.21 $15.81 $18.68 $24.33
      Yearly $23,180 $27,480 $32,870 $38,850 $50,600
      South Carolina Hourly $10.75 $13.19 $15.81 $17.42 $20.53
      Yearly $22,370 $27,440 $32,870 $36,240 $42,700
      Montana Hourly $14.38 $14.84 $15.26 $17.39 $22.05
      Yearly $29,910 $30,870 $31,730 $36,160 $45,860
      Wyoming Hourly $7.94 $10.17 $15.26 $25.43 $25.43
      Yearly $16,520 $21,160 $31,740 $52,890 $52,890
      Alabama Hourly $11.00 $12.93 $15.03 $17.25 $17.73
      Yearly $22,890 $26,890 $31,270 $35,870 $36,880
      Mississippi Hourly $10.17 $12.00 $15.00 $16.89 $18.06
      Yearly $21,160 $24,960 $31,200 $35,120 $37,560
      Virgin Islands Hourly $10.50 $10.50 $15.00 $18.34 $19.51
      Yearly $21,840 $21,840 $31,200 $38,150 $40,570
      Nebraska Hourly $11.18 $11.93 $14.40 $18.66 $24.40
      Yearly $23,250 $24,800 $29,950 $38,820 $50,750
      West Virginia Hourly $12.37 $13.55 $14.27 $17.50 $18.06
      Yearly $25,720 $28,170 $29,690 $36,400 $37,560
      Louisiana Hourly $9.61 $10.44 $13.84 $16.83 $20.26
      Yearly $19,990 $21,720 $28,790 $35,000 $42,140
      Guam Hourly $9.75 $9.82 $10.71 $11.68 $14.38
      Yearly $20,280 $20,420 $22,270 $24,300 $29,910
      Puerto Rico Hourly $8.90 $9.32 $10.11 $12.71 $16.05
      Yearly $18,520 $19,390 $21,020 $26,440 $33,390
      American Samoa Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Connecticut Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Northern Mariana Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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