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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in Pittsburgh, PA earns $36,660 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,543 a month.

10th percentile
$28,330
25th percentile
$34,510
Median percentile
$36,660
75th percentile
$45,260
90th percentile
$49,440

Based on 490 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

$30,511 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,660
Federal income tax−$2,219
Social Security + Medicare−$2,804
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,125
Monthly take-home$2,543
Every two weeks$1,173

Does it go far here?

$38,724Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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