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What carriers make
Median
$60,550
Bottom tenth
$42,390
Top tenth
$81,040
The national median is $60,550 a year, the bottom tenth earn $42,390 or less and the top tenth $81,040 or more, in the 2025 survey. 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.