Wages vary by region of the country and the worker's level of responsibility.
Couriers and messengers who work full time usually receive benefits. Common benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance. Self-employed couriers and messengers must provide their own insurance.
Couriers and messengers (SOC 43-5021)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $11.91 | $13.90 | $16.65 |
| Yearly | $24,778 | $28,918 | $34,629 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $9.57 | $12.72 | $16.78 |
| Yearly | $19,908 | $26,468 | $34,896 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $10.55 | $11.42 | $12.28 |
| Yearly | $21,953 | $23,754 | $25,548 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $12.13 | $14.06 | $17.03 |
| Yearly | $25,237 | $29,254 | $35,421 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $11.15 | $12.68 | $14.68 |
| Yearly | $23,198 | $26,382 | $30,534 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $10.93 | $12.36 | $16.31 |
| Yearly | $22,729 | $25,701 | $33,920 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $12.78 | $14.34 | $16.54 |
| Yearly | $26,575 | $29,826 | $34,394 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $11.23 | $12.38 | $17.22 |
| Yearly | $23,367 | $25,747 | $35,827 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $12.43 | $13.81 | $15.34 |
| Yearly | $25,849 | $28,733 | $31,901 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $11.64 | $15.19 | $17.68 |
| Yearly | $24,220 | $31,597 | $36,765 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $11.42 | $13.50 | $15.25 |
| Yearly | $23,744 | $28,089 | $31,725 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $11.76 | $14.15 | $18.14 |
| Yearly | $24,454 | $29,436 | $37,732 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $12.43 | $13.72 | $15.05 |
| Yearly | $25,852 | $28,544 | $31,312 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $13.03 | $14.17 | $15.35 |
| Yearly | $27,093 | $29,482 | $31,936 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $10.89 | $12.56 | $14.68 |
| Yearly | $22,655 | $26,125 | $30,539 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $14.28 | $16.76 | $18.76 |
| Yearly | $29,708 | $34,857 | $39,015 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $11.23 | $14.06 | $18.35 |
| Yearly | $23,366 | $29,245 | $38,174 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $11.51 | $13.88 | $16.58 |
| Yearly | $23,948 | $28,869 | $34,490 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $12.70 | $13.67 | $14.64 |
| Yearly | $26,422 | $28,437 | $30,453 | |
| United States | Hourly | $12.55 | $14.89 | $18.28 |
| Yearly | $26,110 | $30,980 | $38,020 | |