Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary
The median pay for mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in the United States is $39,280 a year. About 55,230 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $30,780
- 25th percentile
- $35,470
- Median percentile
- $39,280
- 75th percentile
- $46,450
- 90th percentile
- $54,820
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $49,240
- Massachusetts $48,860
- Washington $46,380
- Vermont $45,380
- Utah $45,150
- Minnesota $44,840
- Maine $44,780
- California $44,410
- Connecticut $43,970
- New Jersey $43,700
- Oregon $43,450
- Colorado $43,430
- New York $42,020
- New Hampshire $41,060
- Nevada $40,520
- Maryland $40,280
- Nebraska $40,080
- New Mexico $40,080
- Idaho $39,890
- Florida $39,300
- Montana $38,880
- Indiana $38,490
- Ohio $38,470
- Texas $38,470
- Rhode Island $38,330
- Hawaii $38,270
- Arizona $38,260
- Illinois $38,190
- North Dakota $38,120
- Missouri $38,110
- Pennsylvania $37,980
- Arkansas $37,940
- Kentucky $37,890
- North Carolina $37,830
- Wisconsin $37,730
- South Dakota $37,580
- Michigan $36,900
- South Carolina $36,780
- Virginia $36,780
- Oklahoma $36,680
- Delaware $36,450
- Alabama $36,190
- Georgia $36,110
- Kansas $36,020
- Iowa $35,610
- Tennessee $35,610
- West Virginia $35,140
- Louisiana $34,860
- Mississippi $34,350
- Wyoming $32,940
By metro area
- Springfield, MA $51,490
- Trenton, NJ $49,520
- Seattle, WA $49,270
- Duluth, MN $48,430
- Salem, OR $48,420
- Salt Lake City, UT $48,120
- San Jose, CA $48,050
- Boston, MA $47,500
- San Francisco, CA $47,430
- Mankato, MN $47,050
- Provo, UT $47,050
- Sacramento, CA $46,930
- Worcester, MA $46,290
- Reno, NV $46,230
- New Haven, CT $45,710
- York, PA $45,390
- Burlington, VT $45,380
- Minneapolis, MN $44,840
- Portland, ME $44,800
- Hartford, CT $44,760
- Bridgeport, CT $44,580
- Portland, OR $44,280
- New York, NY $44,220
- St. Cloud, MN $44,220
- Austin, TX $43,590
- Los Angeles, CA $43,540
- Denver, CO $43,430
- Brownsville, TX $43,240
- Iowa City, IA $43,240
- San Diego, CA $43,180
- Jacksonville, FL $43,080
- Baltimore, MD $43,000
- Carson City, NV $42,660
- Madison, WI $42,340
- Albany, NY $42,320
- Colorado Springs, CO $42,200
- Syracuse, NY $42,150
- Oxnard, CA $41,940
- Indianapolis, IN $41,800
- Washington, DC $41,760
- Kingston, NY $41,390
- Durham, NC $41,210
- Anchorage, AK $41,200
- Boise City, ID $41,150
- Visalia, CA $40,830
- Waterbury, CT $40,700
- Providence, RI $40,660
- Albuquerque, NM $40,640
- Tucson, AZ $40,620
- Santa Rosa, CA $40,600
- Omaha, NE $40,590
- Las Vegas, NV $40,520
- Huntsville, AL $40,300
- Fayetteville, AR $40,230
- Manchester, NH $40,230
- Buffalo, NY $40,220
- Raleigh, NC $40,130
- Bozeman, MT $40,070
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $39,990
- Killeen, TX $39,890
- Spokane, WA $39,870
- Tampa, FL $39,740
- Cleveland, OH $39,730
- Columbus, OH $39,680
- Lincoln, NE $39,650
- Cincinnati, OH $39,580
- Gulfport, MS $39,540
- Rochester, NY $39,520
- Riverside, CA $39,460
- Grand Rapids, MI $39,390
- Lansing, MI $39,310
- Bakersfield, CA $39,120
- Asheville, NC $39,100
- Kiryas Joel, NY $39,070
- Kansas City, MO $39,060
- Charlotte, NC $39,000
- Greenville, SC $39,000
- North Port, FL $39,000
- Birmingham, AL $38,780
- Bellingham, WA $38,760
- Utica, NY $38,730
- Dallas, TX $38,630
- Chicago, IL $38,570
- Fort Wayne, IN $38,540
- Orlando, FL $38,530
- Philadelphia, PA $38,520
- Lancaster, PA $38,480
- Dayton, OH $38,460
- Phoenix, AZ $38,260
- Harrisburg, PA $38,180
- Richmond, VA $38,170
- Fargo, ND $38,120
- Columbia, MO $38,110
- Atlanta, GA $38,100
- Memphis, TN $38,100
- Cedar Rapids, IA $38,050
- Sioux Falls, SD $38,020
- St. Louis, MO $38,010
- Wilmington, NC $38,000
- Augusta, GA $37,950
- Evansville, IN $37,900
- Stockton, CA $37,900
- Lexington, KY $37,890
- Little Rock, AR $37,870
- Amarillo, TX $37,840
- Huntington, WV $37,840
- Ann Arbor, MI $37,800
- Helena, MT $37,750
- Milwaukee, WI $37,730
- Akron, OH $37,630
- Oklahoma City, OK $37,620
- Fayetteville, NC $37,550
- Binghamton, NY $37,520
- Billings, MT $37,440
- Lexington Park, MD $37,430
- Montgomery, AL $37,430
- Houston, TX $37,380
- Scranton, PA $37,320
- Bloomington, IL $37,290
- Oshkosh, WI $37,230