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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in New Jersey

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in New Jersey earns $43,700 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,926 a month.

10th percentile
$37,040
25th percentile
$37,920
Median percentile
$43,700
75th percentile
$50,060
90th percentile
$61,510

Based on 2,210 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

$35,108 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,700
Federal income tax−$3,064
Social Security + Medicare−$3,343
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,185
Monthly take-home$2,926
Every two weeks$1,350

Does it go far here?

$40,164Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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