Couriers and Messengers · SOC 43-5021
Couriers and Messengers Salary in the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Couriers and Messengers in the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $36,630 per year ($17.61 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $25,180 at the 10th percentile to $44,610 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Couriers and Messengers in the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area earn more than $36,630 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $33,170 and $38,420.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $25,180 | $33,170 | $36,630 | $38,420 | $44,610 |
| Hourly | $12.11 | $15.95 | $17.61 | $18.47 | $21.45 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$36,630 median for Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $33,170 to $38,420
- South Carolinastate$36,710 median for South Carolina; middle half earns $28,070 to $39,960
- United Statesnational$39,200 median for United States; middle half earns $36,070 to $45,280
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs South Carolina overall and −7% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in South Carolina
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for couriers and messengers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areathis page$36,630 median for Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $33,170 to $38,420
- $39,860 median for Charleston metro area; middle half earns $28,120 to $40,500
- $39,290 median for Spartanburg metro area; middle half earns $38,380 to $39,590
- $37,550 median for Columbia metro area; middle half earns $25,700 to $38,380
- $36,710 median for Florence metro area; middle half earns $30,850 to $42,920
- $35,360 median for Myrtle Beach metro area; middle half earns $26,490 to $42,970
- $34,810 median for Greenville metro area; middle half earns $29,990 to $38,480
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for couriers and messengerss · Highest-paying occupations in Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.