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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in Memphis, TN

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in Memphis, TN-MS-AR earns $38,100 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,733 a month.

10th percentile
$29,650
25th percentile
$35,000
Median percentile
$38,100
75th percentile
$44,050
90th percentile
$48,760

Based on 130 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

$32,793 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,100
Federal income tax−$2,392
Social Security + Medicare−$2,915
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,733
Every two weeks$1,261

Does it go far here?

$41,333Median pay in Memphis, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,220 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Memphis, TN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$388,960
Chief Executives$196,680
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,790
Financial Managers$143,880
Human Resources Managers$138,560
Lawyers$134,440
Pharmacists$134,220
Marketing Managers$132,540

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