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The sixth regular cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for career letter carriers under the 2023-2026 National Agreement was $250 annually following the release of the January consumer price index (CPI). This increase was added to every step in Table 1 and Step P in Table 2, and then applied proportionately to Steps B through O in Table 2. The increase has been applied to the linked pay chart, and will take effect March 7.

This is the final increase under the 2023-2026 National Agreement. Over the course of this 36-month agreement, active carriers will have seen an average increase of 19.5 percent including all negotiated increases general wage increases, COLAs and step increases.

City carrier starting wages have risen 14.1 percent, and each step in the pay scale has increased at least 9.2 percent since the beginning of the contract. Steps B through O saw an increase of 9.2 percent, and Step P saw an increase of 10.5 percent with theadditional $1,000 received in June 2025.