How This Calculator Works
The calculator pulls the selected rate from the official schedule and multiplies it by the straight-time hours entered for the pay period. Career annual schedules are converted using the USPS 2,080-hour divisor; official PTF, PSE, CCA, and MHA hourly rates remain exact hourly figures rather than being rounded through annualization. Rural regulars and EAS employees enter the annual salary from their PS Form 50, while RCAs enter their exact hourly rate.
Use Your Actual Deductions
Benefits, union dues, state and local taxes, additional withholding, and premium-pay eligibility vary by employee. Enter the amounts from your latest earnings statement instead of relying on a generic example. The result is a planning estimate, not a payroll calculation.
Premium Pay: Where Postal Checks Get Interesting
Few jobs have as many pay premiums as USPS. Overtime, penalty overtime, Sunday premium, and holiday-worked pay depend on employee status and the applicable agreement. Night differential is not one universal 10% rate: APWU and NPMHU schedules use published flat-dollar rates, and other crafts have their own rules. Enter the exact hourly night-differential amount from your earnings statement or official wage chart. City carriers on a T-6 string get a 2.1% carrier technician premium — toggle it on above. See our guides to USPS overtime rules and night differential and Sunday premium.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
First, select the correct employment status and legacy/current schedule—PTF rates are not interchangeable with FTR/PTR rates. Second, enter your actual straight-time hours, union dues, and night differential instead of relying on a generic example. Third, non-career employees should select 0% FERS and remove any TSP deduction. If any line differs, use our pay stub guide and verify against payroll.
Official Sources
Pay tables come from the official APWU regular schedule, APWU PTF schedule, APWU-USPS National Agreement, NALC March 7, 2026 pay chart, and NPMHU September 6, 2025 wage chart. Your PS Form 50 and earnings statement control if they differ.