Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,441
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$23,449
24.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,717
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$94,890
Kept after tax
$71,441
Worth in national money
$68,717
State rank
32
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $94,890, ranking 32 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Maryland. It ranks 115 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $94,890, tax leaves $71,441 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $68,717 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $96,060, since top earners drag the number up.
- Maryland occupies the middle band for postmasters and mail superintendents: a median of $94,890, ranking 32 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within Maryland, postmasters and mail superintendents ranks 115 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After tax, $71,441 remains from the Maryland median of $94,890 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $68,717 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $96,060 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $86,780 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $94,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $108,520 |
| This salary | $94,890 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maryland | $71,441 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,585 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,066 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $89,000 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,522 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of postmasters and mail superintendents in Maryland earn under $94,890 and half over. The published range runs $86,780 at the tenth percentile to $108,520 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maryland's $71,441, worked from $94,890. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 115 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $68,717, the adjusted value of that $94,890 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 115 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for postmasters and mail superintendents in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $86,780 to $108,520; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Maryland take-home of $71,441, on $94,890 for work ranking 115 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 115 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $68,717 — the adjusted value of that $94,890 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 115 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $86,780 at the bottom tenth to $108,520 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Maryland costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $68,717 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $71,441.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($86,780 to $108,520) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $68,717 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $71,441 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.