The accumulated COLA through May stood at 27 cents per hour or $561 annually. The fifth COLA will be based on the increase in the CPI-W between the base index month and July 2025, less any previously calculated COLAs, and will be payable the second full pay period following the release of the July 2025 index. Pay Information This page includes information for APWU members about pay and benefits including pay scales, COLA information, promotion charts and leave allowances. The Clerk Division is the largest division of the American Postal Workers Union. We proudly represent approximately 150,000 postal clerks in post offices large and small across the country. Clerks occupy more than 170 different position descriptions and can be found performing work at retail windows, mail processing, call centers, bulk mail entry, sales retention, and The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024). Effective March 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025) all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2022 National Agreement. February 26, 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $416 Effective March 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025) all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2022 National Agreement. This is the fifth of six possible COLA increases under the terms of the current agreement. Wage Charts Effective March 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025) Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $416 Effective March 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025) all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2022 National Agreement. Full Cost-of-Living-Adjustments (COLA) for Career Employees (Six Total) COLA will be paid the second full pay period after the release of January 2025 (paid retroactively), July 2025, January 2026, July 2026, January 2027, and July 2027 CPI. APWU remains the only postal union with full COLA. TEL: 210-271-0853 FAX: 210-224-6221 Visit Us: 13102 Lookout Run San Antonio, TX 78233 The Union Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm The projected pay tables show the total increase in salaries over the course of the contract for carriers at each step in both dollar and percentage terms. The pay tables can be seen here and below. Follow these links and the images below for the complete tentative National Agreement, the booklet containing the changes, and the summary. Organization Information Address Management Post Office Changes Environmental Management Environmental Compliance Reminder: De-icing Materials Storage De-Icing and Anti-Skid Product Management Finance 2025 Pay Dates and Leave Year 2025 Pay Period Inclusive Dates 2026 Pay Periods Begin Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes This 2025 calendar shows paycheck dates for USPS employees. Dates marked with red circles are paydays; dates marked in black are holidays. Postal Service employees will have 26 paydays this year. The calendar that accompanies this article shows the paycheck dates. For example, if the increase in the Index from July 2024 to January 2025 is 1.2 points, all pay scales for employees covered by this Agreement will be increased by 3 cents per hour. Effective March 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025) all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2022 National Agreement. With the November 2024 General Wage Increase, the July 2024 and January 2025 COLAs and the July 2025 COLA so far, regular rural carriers and PTFs will receive an initial salary increase of approximately 3.7%, based on the timing of the signing of this National Agreement. New pay rate implementation Effective April 19 (date is tentative), all city letter carriers will begin earning new pay rates that include the following increases pursuant to the terms of the 2023 National Agreement set by Arbitrator Dennis R. Nolan in the interest arbitration award dated March 21, 2025: For career city carriers: $978 Cost of Living Adjustment effective Aug. 26, 2023 1.3% 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 13.3 ** Carrier Technicians receive an additional 2.1% ***The PTF Step AA pay dispute was settled April 20, 2022 (M-01980). The correct rates and retroactive pay adjustments will be implemented as soon as administratively practicable. The Mail Handler Grade 4 and 5 pay scales are listed below and pay at the level 4 step AA is $22.73 per hour or $47,286 annually PLUS benefits. You also have numerous pay scales for the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) that represents 220,000 postal workers that belong to the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle, or Support Services divisions. Explore the 2025 USPS pay raise details and download the latest NALC pay chart. Learn about wage hikes, step changes, and what it means for postal employees this year. The updated pay scales will take effect pay period 9-20, and the increases will be in workers' paychecks on May 1, 2020. Effective Nov. 21, 2020 (PP25-20), the basic annual salary for each step shall be increased by 1.0 percent. Postal Support Employees, who do not receive COLAs, will have two additional increases in May of 2020 and 2021.
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