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?

33% 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 (934) , City Carrier Assistant (908) , PSE Mail Processing Clerk (898) , Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) (795) , City Carrier Assistant (CCA) (749) , Rural Carrier Associate (708) , Mail Handler (615) , City Carrier (449) , CCA (418) , PSE Clerk (396) , USPS CCA (333) , Letter Carrier (332) , 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 3814 reviews)); "Benefits are good that’s and it also comes with other advantages that you can look up on google" ((in 2450 reviews)); "Money is good but not compared to the time you put in to get it." ((in 747 reviews)); "many great people to work with and all the carriers are open and willing to help at anytime" ((in 465 reviews)); "The postal service used to be a great place to work for good benefits and job security." ((in 361 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 2346 reviews)); "Long hours and you have to go on the shift you are assigned it's almost impossible change your shift" ((in 1121 reviews)); "No work/life balance until you make regular and even then it’s still a lot." ((in 582 reviews)); "Supervisor was rude and helpless A lot of manual labor" ((in 443 reviews)); "Long hours hard work for little to no acknowledgement." ((in 318 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.

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2.8

33% would recommend to a friend

(19,449 total reviews)

Louis DeJoy

18% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

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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 19,449 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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3.0

Jul 20, 2015

though job with great pay and benefits

Anonymous employee

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Pros

more money then you know what to do with and great benefits. You will make lifelong friends with your coworkers. Awesome retirement. Keeps you in great physical shape.

Cons

It will be the toughest job you have ever had with a great deal of stress. No home life because of all the forced overtime. Most of the stress comes from management.

3.0

Jul 19, 2015

CCA

Cca

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Pros

Well there is the obvious Pros, the hourly wage! And they earn every penny!!! Depending on what post office you are working for, you can actually get a pretty good amount of hours. You basically get paid to exercise as well. The co workers were fantastic and very supportive. You learn so much about EVERYTHING the USPS does and it really is impressive!

Cons

The schedule. It really is tough to balance work and family, but to be fair I was told prior to hiring that it can get pretty insane. So I cant say I did not know. The 6 day work week was pretty tough for me and the possibility of 7 day work week after the training for Sunday Amazon delivery (which I think is awesome for the post office!!! ) I do not mind the physical aspects of the job, for me I just need a little time for my body to recover. The post office I worked at gave me a lot of hours. With other options available to the public the USPS has got to remain competitive as well as profitable. So the CCA's are used to help offset the cost. If I had a fairly set schedule (okay to be fair it was kind of set mon-sat 9:30 to anywhere from 4:30 to 5:30) with 2 days off a week on average (understandably operational needs may dictate extra days) I may have been able to stay.

3.0

Jun 26, 2015

Mail Handler Assistant

Casual mail handler

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Pros

High pay rate, there are always plenty of hours, relatively easy work for a ware house type position of this kind.

Cons

Mandatory 70 hour weeks every week, but they will tell you that overtime is only required during the busiest times of the year.

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