Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $96K, rent takes 18.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,180/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new postmasters and mail superintendents typically earn — is $92K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $5,524/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $96K locally vs. $97K nationally, a 1% difference.

West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area pays $96K median vs. the U.S. average of $97K — that’s -1%.

The median is $95,950 a year, that works out to about $46 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $92,060, and experienced postmasters and mail superintendents can clear $106,290. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,324/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,180/month, which eats 18.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West Tennessee 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 $95,950 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.