SOC 43-5021 · Area 12420 · May 2025
Couriers and Messengers
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,610 | $17.12 |
| 25th percentile | $39,240 | $18.87 |
| Median | $44,220 | $21.26 |
| 75th percentile | $46,910 | $22.56 |
| 90th percentile | $54,430 | $26.17 |
| Average | $44,140 | $21.22 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 410. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $39,240 to $46,910 in 2025, a span of $7,670.
The area median is $4,960 (12.6%) above Texas's $39,260 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 18 other published areas
- This area's median is $12,690 (40.2%) above the $31,530 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $11,280 (34.2%) above the $32,940 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $10,960 (33.0%) above the $33,260 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $9,460 (27.2%) above the $34,760 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $8,820 (24.9%) above the $35,400 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $8,230 (22.9%) above the $35,990 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $8,120 (22.5%) above the $36,100 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $7,680 (21.0%) above the $36,540 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $7,180 (19.4%) above the $37,040 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $7,080 (19.1%) above the $37,140 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,910 (18.5%) above the $37,310 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $6,290 (16.6%) above the $37,930 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $5,940 (15.5%) above the $38,280 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $5,650 (14.6%) above the $38,570 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $5,640 (14.6%) above the $38,580 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $4,360 (10.9%) above the $39,860 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $3,850 (9.5%) above the $40,370 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $2,360 (5.6%) above the $41,860 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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