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What carriers make
Career carrier
$60,550
Assistant or associate
$42,390
Top of the scale
$81,040
The national median is $60,550 a year and the bottom tenth are near $42,390. Pay here is not negotiated with you. It comes from a national union contract with a fixed step scale, so two carriers with the same years of service earn the same whether they are in Ohio or California.