Editing Postmaster (section)

==United States==
An appointed position, postmasters were prized offices for political party members as they helped keep your political representatives in power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daily.jstor.org/why-did-u-s-postmasters-once-have-so-much-political-cachet/|title=Why Did U.S. Postmasters Once Have So Much Political Cachet?|last=Wills|first=Matthew|date=2017-05-24|website=JSTOR Daily|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-30}}</ref> The appointment and removal of most postmasters was handled by the First Assistant United States [[Postmaster General]] in Washington, D.C., while postmasters who earned more than $1,000 annually were nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twelvekey.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/ngsmagazine2007-01.pdf |title=The nineteenth-century postmaster and his duties |publisher=National Archives By Claire Prechtel-Kluskens |date=2022-09-05}}</ref> The system was often a patronage system, whereby the postmasters would get jobs in an informal way by the party in power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daily.jstor.org/why-did-u-s-postmasters-once-have-so-much-political-cachet/|title=Why Did U.S. Postmasters Once Have So Much Political Cachet?|last=Wills|first=Matthew|date=2017-05-24|website=JSTOR Daily|language=en-US|access-date=2022-09-10}}</ref>

Historically in the [[United States]], women served as postmasters since the [[American Revolutionary War]] and even earlier, under British rule, more than a century before they won the right to vote. The wave of female postmasters appointed during the late 19th century had been a crucial element for women's broader entry into the federal government system.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Many postmasters are members of a management organization that consults with the [[United States Postal Service]] (USPS) for compensation and policy. On November 1, 2016, the two organizations, the [[National Association of Postmasters of the United States]] (NAPUS) and the [[National League of Postmasters]], merged to form the [[United Postmasters and Managers of America]] (UPMA).{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Level of pay is based on deliveries and revenue of the post office. Levels are from EAS (Executive and Administrative Service) 18 through 26. Smaller remotely managed post offices no longer have postmasters and report to a nearby larger office. Larger metropolitan post offices are PCES (Postal Career Executive Service).{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}