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

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns $37,320 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,585 a month.

10th percentile
$21,810
25th percentile
$32,930
Median percentile
$37,320
75th percentile
$44,890
90th percentile
$52,720

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

$31,021 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,320
Federal income tax−$2,298
Social Security + Medicare−$2,855
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,146
Monthly take-home$2,585
Every two weeks$1,193

Does it go far here?

$39,891Median pay in Scranton, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Scranton, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$232,880
Pharmacists$130,950
Financial Managers$124,920
Software Developers$119,960
Sales Managers$116,120
Managers, All Other$111,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,240
Lawyers$100,420

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