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 (941) , City Carrier Assistant (911) , PSE Mail Processing Clerk (901) , Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) (798) , City Carrier Assistant (CCA) (750) , Rural Carrier Associate (709) , Mail Handler (617) , 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 3759 reviews)); "Benefits are good that’s and it also comes with other advantages that you can look up on google" ((in 2441 reviews)); "Money is good but not compared to the time you put in to get it." ((in 738 reviews)); "many great people to work with and all the carriers are open and willing to help at anytime" ((in 470 reviews)); "The postal service used to be a great place to work for good benefits and job security." ((in 351 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 2312 reviews)); "Long hours for many employees and the need to change carrier work hours to increase productivity" ((in 1134 reviews)); "No work/life balance until you make regular and even then it’s still a lot." ((in 584 reviews)); "Supervisor was rude and helpless A lot of manual labor" ((in 449 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

US Postal Service reviews

2.8

32% would recommend to a friend

(19,482 total reviews)

Louis DeJoy

17% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (19,482 reviews)

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US Postal Service has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 19,482 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).

Reviews by job title

19K reviews

1.0

Oct 2, 2017

Headquarters Pay is awful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It used to be great. Took the job to travel and gain experience after graduating college

Cons

Starting pay is based on your last position and as a college student or intern, you are screwed. People constantly move to lower levels then move back to higher levels just to get pay increase. No locality pay or commuting benefits or parking for employees unless you are handicapped or executive. Location is in the heart of DC so traffic is horrible. Retention is bad because pay is better at any other agency. They promote who they want and the most qualified is likely to not get the position due to favoritism of another employee. This happens often at HQ.

4.0

Oct 2, 2017

City letter carrier

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and benefits if you like outside it’s great great exercise. Can eventually have a great route with seniority

Cons

Makes impossible time demands, in the beginning you have to always be available. Have to stay until all work is done so can be long hours. When weather is really bad and no one else is working you still are out in it.

2.0

Sep 17, 2017

Working as a CCA will ruin your life

City carrier assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good base and overtime pay. When not frantically running around, it's a nice physical job working outside.

Cons

Stressful, overworked, will ruin your life outside of work. There are good reasons over half of CCAs quit.

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Jobs at US Postal Service

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