CAREER MAIL HANDLERS TO RECEIVE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT Effective August 27, 2022, all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2019 National Agreement. This is the last of six possible COLA increases under the terms of the current agreement. This COLA increase is based on the upward change in the relevant Consumer Price Index (CPI) following release of the July 2022 Index, using the July 2019 CPI index as a base. The increase will
appear in paychecks dated September 16, 2022 (Pay Period 19-2022). The resulting calculation provides an annual increase of $2,455 or $1.18 per hour for all Steps in Table 1 and for Step P of Table 2. The remaining Steps in Table 2 will receive the proportional COLA increase percentages as outlined in Article 9.3 of the National Agreement. For level 6 salary rates, please see the wage charts posted under Member Resources on the National website at www.npmhu.org.
MAIL HANDLER WAGE RATES — EFFECTIVE AUGUST 27, 2022 (PP 19-2022) Table 1 — Applicable to Career Appointments Prior to February 15, 2013 GRADE 4 WEEKS IN STEP 88 88 88 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 34 34 26 26 24 24
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
47,286 52,164 58,303 61,205 65,476 65,818 66,169 66,509 66,859 67,204 67,558 67,897 68,247 68,592 68,940 69,283 69,632
$1,819 $2,006 $2,242 $2,354 $2,518 $2,531 $2,545 $2,558 $2,572 $2,585 $2,598 $2,611 $2,625 $2,638 $2,652 $2,665 $2,678
FTR & PTR HOURLY $22.73 $25.08 $28.03 $29.43 $31.48 $31.64 $31.81 $31.98 $32.14 $32.31 $32.48 $32.64 $32.81 $32.98 $33.14 $33.31 $33.48
GRADE 5 POSTAL OVERTIME $34.10 $37.62 $42.05 $44.15 $47.22 $47.46 $47.72 $47.97 $48.21 $48.47 $48.72 $48.96 $49.22 $49.47 $49.71 $49.97 $50.22
PTF HOURLY 23.74 26.19 29.27 30.73 32.87 33.04 33.22 33.39 33.56 33.74 33.91 34.08 34.26 34.43 34.61 34.78 34.96
WEEKS IN STEP 88 88 88 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 34 34 26 26 24 24
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
49,008 53,893 60,451 63,431 66,314 66,687 67,065 67,428 67,805 68,182 68,552 68,923 69,292 69,669 70,045 70,410 70,784
$1,885 $2,073 $2,325 $2,440 $2,551 $2,565 $2,579 $2,593 $2,608 $2,622 $2,637 $2,651 $2,665 $2,680 $2,694 $2,708 $2,722
FTR & PTR HOURLY $23.56 $25.91 $29.06 $30.50 $31.88 $32.06 $32.24 $32.42 $32.60 $32.78 $32.96 $33.14 $33.31 $33.49 $33.68 $33.85 $34.03
POSTAL OVERTIME $35.34 $38.87 $43.59 $45.75 $47.82 $48.09 $48.36 $48.63 $48.90 $49.17 $49.44 $49.71 $49.97 $50.24 $50.52 $50.78 $51.05
PTF HOURLY 24.60 27.05 30.35 31.84 33.29 33.48 33.67 33.85 34.04 34.23 34.41 34.60 34.79 34.97 35.16 35.35 35.53
POSTAL OVERTIME $29.99 $31.23 $32.48 $33.71 $34.95 $36.18 $37.43 $38.66 $39.90 $41.15 $42.38 $43.62 $44.85 $46.10 $47.33 $48.57 $49.82 $51.05
PTF HOURLY 20.88 21.74 22.60 23.46 24.33 25.19 26.05 26.91 27.77 28.64 29.50 30.36 31.22 32.09 32.95 33.81 34.67 35.53
Table 2 — Applicable to Career Appointments on or after February 15, 2013 GRADE 4 WEEKS IN STEP 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
BB AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
39,996 41,742 43,482 45,227 46,968 48,715 50,457 52,202 53,945 55,687 57,428 59,171 60,915 62,660 64,402 66,144 67,891 69,632
$1,538 $1,605 $1,672 $1,740 $1,806 $1,874 $1,941 $2,008 $2,075 $2,142 $2,209 $2,276 $2,343 $2,410 $2,477 $2,544 $2,611 $2,678
FTR & PTR HOURLY $19.23 $20.07 $20.90 $21.74 $22.58 $23.42 $24.26 $25.10 $25.94 $26.77 $27.61 $28.45 $29.29 $30.13 $30.96 $31.80 $32.64 $33.48
GRADE 5 POSTAL OVERTIME $28.85 $30.11 $31.35 $32.61 $33.87 $35.13 $36.39 $37.65 $38.91 $40.16 $41.42 $42.68 $43.94 $45.20 $46.44 $47.70 $48.96 $50.22
PTF HOURLY 20.08 20.95 21.83 22.70 23.58 24.46 25.33 26.21 27.08 27.96 28.83 29.70 30.58 31.46 32.33 33.20 34.08 34.96
WEEKS IN STEP 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
BB AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
41,587 43,306 45,023 46,741 48,457 50,177 51,892 53,611 55,327 57,045 58,760 60,480 62,196 63,915 65,633 67,350 69,067 70,784
$1,600 $1,666 $1,732 $1,798 $1,864 $1,930 $1,996 $2,062 $2,128 $2,194 $2,260 $2,326 $2,392 $2,458 $2,524 $2,590 $2,656 $2,722
MAIL HANDLER ASSISTANT (MHA) HOURLY WAGE RATES Effective November 20, 2021 (PP 25-2021) MHA Grade 4 — $17.32 62 | National Postal Mail Handlers Union
MHA Grade 5 — $18.25
FTR & PTR HOURLY $19.99 $20.82 $21.65 $22.47 $23.30 $24.12 $24.95 $25.77 $26.60 $27.43 $28.25 $29.08 $29.90 $30.73 $31.55 $32.38 $33.21 $34.03