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

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $36,620 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,542 a month.

10th percentile
$31,430
25th percentile
$34,860
Median percentile
$36,620
75th percentile
$41,260
90th percentile
$43,900

Based on 160 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

$30,506 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,620
Federal income tax−$2,214
Social Security + Medicare−$2,801
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,099
Monthly take-home$2,542
Every two weeks$1,173

Does it go far here?

$39,548Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,217 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Orleans, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$326,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,620
Industrial Production Managers$147,980
Financial Managers$134,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$131,570
Pharmacists$128,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$127,030
Nurse Practitioners$124,800

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