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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $39,990 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,726 a month.

10th percentile
$28,520
25th percentile
$35,430
Median percentile
$39,990
75th percentile
$45,010
90th percentile
$47,490

Based on 240 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,712 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,990
Federal income tax−$2,619
Social Security + Medicare−$3,059
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,600
Monthly take-home$2,726
Every two weeks$1,258

Does it go far here?

$42,966Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

All mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky