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. This COLA increase is based on the upward change in the relevant Consumer
Price Index (CPI) following release of the January 2025 Index, using the July 2022 CPI index as a base. The resulting calculation provides an annual increase of $416 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.
MAIL HANDLER WAGE RATES — EFFECTIVE MARCH 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025) Table 1 — Applicable to Career Appointments Prior to February 15, 2013
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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
$52,064 $57,131 $63,510 $66,526 $70,962 $71,319 $71,682 $72,037 $72,399 $72,759 $73,125 $73,479 $73,841 $74,201 $74,561 $74,919 $75,280
$2,002 $2,197 $2,443 $2,559 $2,729 $2,743 $2,757 $2,771 $2,785 $2,798 $2,813 $2,826 $2,840 $2,854 $2,868 $2,882 $2,895
GRADE 5 FTR & PTR HOURLY $25.03 $27.47 $30.53 $31.98 $34.12 $34.29 $34.46 $34.63 $34.81 $34.98 $35.16 $35.33 $35.50 $35.67 $35.85 $36.02 $36.19
OVERTIME $37.55 $41.21 $45.80 $47.97 $51.18 $51.44 $51.69 $51.95 $52.22 $52.47 $52.74 $53.00 $53.25 $53.51 $53.78 $54.03 $54.29
PTF HOURLY $26.14 $28.68 $31.88 $33.40 $35.62 $35.80 $35.98 $36.16 $36.34 $36.53 $36.71 $36.89 $37.07 $37.25 $37.43 $37.61 $37.79
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
$53,852 $58,929 $65,742 $68,839 $71,833 $72,221 $72,614 $72,992 $73,381 $73,773 $74,158 $74,544 $74,928 $75,320 $75,711 $76,088 $76,477
$2,071 $2,267 $2,529 $2,648 $2,763 $2,778 $2,793 $2,807 $2,822 $2,837 $2,852 $2,867 $2,882 $2,897 $2,912 $2,926 $2,941
FTR & PTR HOURLY $25.89 $28.33 $31.61 $33.10 $34.54 $34.72 $34.91 $35.09 $35.28 $35.47 $35.65 $35.84 $36.02 $36.21 $36.40 $36.58 $36.77
OVERTIME
FTR & PTR HOURLY $22.69 $23.59 $24.26 $25.16 $26.05 $26.94 $27.84 $28.73 $29.62 $30.52 $31.41 $32.30 $33.20 $34.09 $34.98 $35.88 $36.77
OVERTIME
$38.84 $42.50 $47.42 $49.65 $51.81 $52.08 $52.37 $52.64 $52.92 $53.21 $53.48 $53.76 $54.03 $54.32 $54.60 $54.87 $55.16
PTF HOURLY $27.03 $29.58 $33.00 $34.56 $36.06 $36.26 $36.45 $36.64 $36.84 $37.03 $37.23 $37.42 $37.61 $37.81 $38.01 $38.20 $38.39
NOTE: This schedule reflects a $416 cost of living adjustment effective March 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025)
MAIL HANDLER WAGE RATES — EFFECTIVE MARCH 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025) Table 2 — Applicable to Career Appointments on or after February 15, 2013
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GRADE 4 WEEKS IN STEP 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
$45,549 $47,445 $48,897 $50,780 $52,668 $54,552 $56,440 $58,321 $60,204 $62,089 $63,971 $65,858 $67,744 $69,627 $71,510 $73,401 $75,280
$1,752 $1,825 $1,881 $1,953 $2,026 $2,098 $2,171 $2,243 $2,316 $2,388 $2,460 $2,533 $2,606 $2,678 $2,750 $2,823 $2,895
GRADE 5 FTR & PTR HOURLY $21.90 $22.81 $23.51 $24.41 $25.32 $26.23 $27.13 $28.04 $28.94 $29.85 $30.76 $31.66 $32.57 $33.47 $34.38 $35.29 $36.19
OVERTIME $32.85 $34.22 $35.27 $36.62 $37.98 $39.35 $40.70 $42.06 $43.41 $44.78 $46.14 $47.49 $48.86 $50.21 $51.57 $52.94 $54.29
PTF HOURLY $22.87 $23.82 $24.55 $25.49 $26.44 $27.39 $28.33 $29.28 $30.22 $31.17 $32.11 $33.06 $34.01 $34.95 $35.90 $36.85 $37.79
WEEKS IN STEP 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
$47,189 $49,062 $50,471 $52,326 $54,187 $56,044 $57,903 $59,757 $61,616 $63,472 $65,331 $67,190 $69,047 $70,906 $72,764 $74,622 $76,477
$1,815 $1,887 $1,941 $2,013 $2,084 $2,156 $2,227 $2,298 $2,370 $2,441 $2,513 $2,584 $2,656 $2,727 $2,799 $2,870 $2,941
$34.04 $35.39 $36.39 $37.74 $39.08 $40.41 $41.76 $43.10 $44.43 $45.78 $47.12 $48.45 $49.80 $51.14 $52.47 $53.82 $55.16
PTF HOURLY $23.69 $24.63 $25.34 $26.27 $27.20 $28.13 $29.07 $30.00 $30.93 $31.86 $32.80 $33.73 $34.66 $35.60 $36.53 $37.46 $38.39
NOTE: This schedule reflects a $416 cost of living adjustment effective March 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025)
Full-Time Flexible Mail Handler Wage Rates — Effective March 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025) GRADE 4 WEEKS IN STEP 48
GRADE 5
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
HOURLY
OVERTIME
FTF
$43,678
$1,680
$21.00
$31.50
WEEKS IN STEP 48
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
HOURLY
OVERTIME
FTF
$45,346
$1,744
$21.80
$32.70
NOTE: This schedule reflects a $416 cost of living adjustment effective March 8, 2025 (PP 07-2025) NOTE: Full-Time Flexible Mail Handler (FTF) will move to Pay Table 2, Step AA after 48 weeks (unless converted to FTR prior to 48 weeks).
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Mail Handler Assistant (MHA) Hourly Wage Rates — Effective November 16, 2024 (PP 25-2024) MHA GRADE 4 STEP A $19.02
STEP B $19.52
MHA GRADE 5 STEP A $20.01
STEP B $20.51
NOTE: MHA will advance to Step B after 26 weeks.
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