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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in Virginia

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in Virginia earns $36,780 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,476 a month.

10th percentile
$27,140
25th percentile
$29,990
Median percentile
$36,780
75th percentile
$43,930
90th percentile
$53,250

Based on 1,610 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

$29,710 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,780
Federal income tax−$2,234
Social Security + Medicare−$2,814
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,023
Monthly take-home$2,476
Every two weeks$1,143

Does it go far here?

$36,378Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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