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 (940) , City Carrier Assistant (910) , PSE Mail Processing Clerk (899) , 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 3767 reviews)); "Benefits are good that’s and it also comes with other advantages that you can look up on google" ((in 2469 reviews)); "Money is good but not compared to the time you put in to get it." ((in 743 reviews)); "many great people to work with and all the carriers are open and willing to help at anytime" ((in 457 reviews)); "The postal service used to be a great place to work for good benefits and job security." ((in 366 reviews))

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

"Poor management and always under staffed so they expect everyone to work extra hard while trying to cut hours." ((in 2341 reviews)); "Long hours and you have to go on the shift you are assigned it's almost impossible change your shift" ((in 1139 reviews)); "No work/life balance until you make regular and even then it’s still a lot." ((in 571 reviews)); "Supervisor was rude and helpless A lot of manual labor" ((in 439 reviews)); "Long hours hard work for little to no acknowledgement." ((in 315 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

33% would recommend to a friend

(19,473 total reviews)

Louis DeJoy

17% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (19,473 reviews)

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US Postal Service has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 19,473 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

4.0

Feb 5, 2013

Good money depending on your job title.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Union shop, guaranteed step increases, rarely manadatory overtime.

Cons

If there are some staff that want to make things better, there are superiors ensuring that it won't happen. Christmas is a mandatory overtime timeframe.

4.0

Feb 2, 2013

Good Part-time job

Sub rural carrier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance to have

Cons

Bad Management and not to many advancement oppurtunities.

4.0

Jan 28, 2013

Good Pay, but not for long

Transitional employee - letter carrier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, steady work, outdoor work, fun driving mail truck, good benefits after a year if a non career employee great medical benefits

Cons

no stability, lowered pay for Transitional employees work 6 days a week, never know what time you will be called in if you are a TE Letter Carrier Unstability in the USPS as a whole...was a good stable place at one time, but I think that time is now over....sad to say

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Jobs at US Postal Service

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