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 3789 reviews)); "Benefits are good that’s and it also comes with other advantages that you can look up on google" ((in 2380 reviews)); "Money is good but not compared to the time you put in to get it." ((in 740 reviews)); "many great people to work with and all the carriers are open and willing to help at anytime" ((in 469 reviews)); "The postal service used to be a great place to work for good benefits and job security." ((in 367 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 2330 reviews)); "Long hours and you have to go on the shift you are assigned it's almost impossible change your shift" ((in 1125 reviews)); "No work/life balance until you make regular and even then it’s still a lot." ((in 596 reviews)); "Supervisors are rude and unprofessional" ((in 434 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.

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2.8

33% would recommend to a friend

(19,447 total reviews)

Louis DeJoy

18% approve of CEO

28% 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 19,447 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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4.0

Apr 11, 2009

USPS a good place to work but it has it's issues, like any other place.

Postmaster

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Pros

There is very good job security. There is very good opportunity for advancement for those wishing to advance their carriers. The USPS promotes from within.

Cons

There is allot of bureaucracy and allot of micro-management. The USPS being a semi government agency really hurts its ability to take the necessary cost cutting measures in bad economic times like we are in now, for example if the USPS wants to shut down a small Post Office, located in the same town as two other post offices, which makes no money, some congressman can interfere and stop the closure. The same congress that said the USPS cant shut down a small PO will then demand that the USPS do everything possible to cut costs. The publics perception that the USPS is wasting taxpayer money is totally incorrect as well, the USPS receives no taxpayer money for regular operations.

4.0

Mar 24, 2009

U.S. Postal Service, trying to implement perfect principles into an imperfect system

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Salaries and benefits are comparible to other professionals in the job market without having a higher education. Also, the opportunity for upper mobility and promotion is right at your fingertips if you are willing to take the time to go after it. These are some of the reasons why business professional with college degrees find themselves seeking job opportunities within the organization.

Cons

Some of the ways things are done. Senior management knowing that there are glitches in several of our programs within our systems, yet they are willing to issue disciplinary or corrective action to an employee without just cause.

3.0

Mar 22, 2009

Going Postal, up or down?

Rural carrier

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Decent money, good vacation time. Decent health insurance. Sick leave. You can get a job by taking the test and scoring high. You don't need a degree and you can earn more than a lot of people that have degrees.

Cons

Long hours. Unfair treatment. Favoritism. You have to overlook a lot of crap. The rules are interpreted to suit the ossaision. Rural carriers get paid by salary, no matter how long the workday can be, the pay remains the same. You will have to do a lot of physical labor every day. The general public thinks this is not possible and that we are overpaid to ride around in cars all day and just stick mail in boxes. We do all our own sorting and loading. Some of us have to provide and maintain our own vehicles. Customers think they have the right to disrespect us. They are quick to complain if we make a mistake, yet we might fix a lot of their mistakes in a days work and they won't ever know about it.

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