Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $92K, rent takes 24.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,407/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new postmasters and mail superintendents typically earn — is $85K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $5,105/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $92K locally vs. $97K nationally, a 5% difference.

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area pays $92K median vs. the U.S. average of $97K — that’s -5%.

The median is $91,950 a year, that works out to about $44 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $85,090, and experienced postmasters and mail superintendents can clear $103,460. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,771/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,407/month, which eats 24.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median postmasters and mail superintendents salary is worth about $91,950 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.