Does US Postal Service pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, US Postal Service employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at US Postal Service. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at US Postal Service?

32% of US Postal Service employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated US Postal Service 2.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at US Postal Service?

Mail Carrier (938) , City Carrier Assistant (909) , PSE Mail Processing Clerk (898) , Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) (797) , City Carrier Assistant (CCA) (750) , Rural Carrier Associate (709) , Mail Handler (615) , City Carrier (448) , CCA (418) , PSE Clerk (396) , Letter Carrier (334) , USPS CCA (333) , Rca (322) , Regular Rural Carrier (275) , USPS RCA (273)

What are the pros of working at US Postal Service according to real employee reviews?

"It's a very good job graet people to work with and the pay is good." ((in 3749 reviews)); "Benefits are good that’s and it also comes with other advantages that you can look up on google" ((in 2454 reviews)); "Money is good but not compared to the time you put in to get it." ((in 745 reviews)); "many great people to work with and all the carriers are open and willing to help at anytime" ((in 464 reviews)); "The postal service used to be a great place to work for good benefits and job security." ((in 356 reviews))

What are the cons of working at US Postal Service according to real employee reviews?

"a lot of people are lazy and the management is poor from the top down." ((in 2316 reviews)); "Long hours for many employees and the need to change carrier work hours to increase productivity" ((in 1143 reviews)); "No work/life balance until you make regular and even then it’s still a lot." ((in 597 reviews)); "Supervisors are horrible and make working there a bad experience" ((in 431 reviews)); "Long hours hard work for little to no acknowledgement." ((in 311 reviews))

What are employees saying about US Postal Service layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about US Postal Service layoffs and their outlook for job security at US Postal Service in 2026.

What are the top reviewed US Postal Service locations?

Resistencia , Catamarca , Buenos Aires , San Miguel de Tucumán

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2.8

32% would recommend to a friend

(19,467 total reviews)

Louis DeJoy

17% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.3

Culture & values

2.1

Work/Life balance

2.1

Senior management

US Postal Service has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 19,467 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The US Postal Service employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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19K reviews

3.0

Jun 13, 2014

Great job for the right person, terrible for someone who is not right for it...

City carrier

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Money, lots of hours plus overtime, satisfaction of emptying your truck. Satisfaction of serving the community. Working independently for the most part.

Cons

Physically taxing as expected, much more psychologically taxing and stressful than it needs to be. No flexibility, as in the overtime is NOT optional. No days off or repetition when you first get hired (as a CCA ) and constantly being told you might get fired even after you make regular. Unreasonable expectations, lots of variables from day to day with NO concessions for those varriables.

1.0

May 20, 2014

CCA in Marin County

City carrier assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The people are nice, the work is outside, but the management is disorganized. They could not get me a time card after 75 days of working there, so they tried to hand write all my hours and overtime. They messed it up so bad they owed me over 50hours of pay for 6 weeks. When I went to resign, they could not find the form to do that. Unbelievable

Cons

Low pay, no benefits , no career progression, nobody really cares. This job is a bunch of old weirdos who's dreams vanished long ago. If you think your positive energy and fun nature is gonna carry you to a full time career at the usps , save your energy for a company that will reward you . If this job started at $30 an hour with the old benefits , I would consider it, and then still the it down. For $15 an hour forget it

2.0

Apr 17, 2014

Horrible management and constant long hours working without any days off, PSE contract is a joke.

Pse mail processing clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great pay, amazing and diverse people to work with, always a project to accomplish, chance to work across many departments and cross train.

Cons

Management constantly goes against PSE contract rules, working 12 plus hours everyday working every weekend including Sundays, one manager was very discriminatory against contract PSE workers. No career advancement.

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CCA in Marin County

Horrible management and constant long hours working without any days off, PSE contract is a joke.

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