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 3763 reviews)); "Benefits are good that’s and it also comes with other advantages that you can look up on google" ((in 2476 reviews)); "Money is good but not compared to the time you put in to get it." ((in 749 reviews)); "many great people to work with and all the carriers are open and willing to help at anytime" ((in 467 reviews)); "The postal service used to be a great place to work for good benefits and job security." ((in 370 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 2286 reviews)); "Long hours for many employees and the need to change carrier work hours to increase productivity" ((in 1156 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 436 reviews)); "Long hours hard work for little to no acknowledgement." ((in 309 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

(19,446 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 19,446 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

2.0

Oct 1, 2008

The USPS Used to be a good place to work

Carrier

Recommend

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Pros

The salary is good comparatively, with a little seniority,he job security is great, the job is not overly difficult but can be tedious with lots of memorizing and attention to detail. co workers are usually good people. the benefits are great with a good health plan , ample vacation and sick leave, and 10 paid holidays.

Cons

Mismanagement, Micromanagement, inept management,( all at the higher levels) Make you jump through needless hoops, they try very hard to prevent you from giving good customer service. Most decisions are made by people that are so far out of the loop, from what actually happens, that they have no clue , except what their numbers,that are very slanted ,tell them.

2.0

Oct 1, 2008

I work for the dependable pay Check

Letter carrier

Recommend

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Pros

Good Steady Pay Check with overtime opportunities.

Cons

The company has a one size fits all, "Top Down" approach to everything. I work in a overly micro-managed hell, where creativity is stifled as people are used as cogs in the wheel until they quit or retire. Local Managers are used just to crack the whip and keep the cog rolling. They are largly unqualified slackers.

4.0

Sep 28, 2008

I should have stuck with the post office

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Once offered a permanent position pretty good bet job will be there, never heard of layoffs. I worked in a smaller office in a smaller community so the co-workes were real nice as were most of the town people. You need to enjoy people to work with the community because it is more than just working with the 'public'. People relay on the postal service for more than just mail, in a smaller town it is the hub of what it occurring in the town, people would gather at the PO to chit chat about family, friends or issues within the community. As a windoe clerk it was not unusual to be placed in the role of listener to issues in folks lives.

Cons

if you deliver mail the weather is always to be dealt with, need to be a people person. The waves of mail would be overwhelming at times. One day you would come into work and see 4 trays of mail ( a tray is 2ft of letters placed back to back in a tray)for you to sort and deliver, the next day it could be 20 ft plus the magazines (flats) and newspapers and circulars. As a letter carrier these days were heavy to carry and did take longer. If you are the carrier to take over on the regular carriers day off it will take you much longer to sort & deliver the mail becuase it does take awhile to build up speed at "casing' mail.

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