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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in Peoria, IL

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in Peoria, IL earns $36,920 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,501 a month.

10th percentile
$32,130
25th percentile
$32,130
Median percentile
$36,920
75th percentile
$42,780
90th percentile
$49,160

Based on 80 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

$30,018 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,920
Federal income tax−$2,250
Social Security + Medicare−$2,824
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,828
Monthly take-home$2,501
Every two weeks$1,155

Does it go far here?

$40,469Median pay in Peoria, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.2 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($955 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Peoria, IL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$224,690
Architectural and Engineering Managers$212,820
Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,870
Lawyers$161,150
Financial Managers$155,840
Managers, All Other$132,900
Sales Managers$131,660
Software Developers$130,590

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