Postal Service Clerks salary
The median pay for postal service clerks in the United States is $62,130 a year. About 73,720 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $42,600
- 25th percentile
- $56,740
- Median percentile
- $62,130
- 75th percentile
- $70,890
- 90th percentile
- $75,030
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $67,790
- New Jersey $64,290
- North Carolina $64,290
- California $63,650
- Hawaii $63,650
- Michigan $63,650
- Louisiana $63,210
- Maryland $63,210
- Tennessee $63,210
- New York $62,690
- Ohio $62,690
- Florida $62,610
- Georgia $62,610
- Kentucky $62,610
- Massachusetts $62,610
- Nevada $62,610
- New Hampshire $62,610
- South Carolina $62,610
- Texas $62,610
- Virginia $62,610
- Connecticut $62,130
- Maine $62,130
- Arizona $61,710
- Delaware $61,710
- Illinois $61,710
- Indiana $61,710
- Alabama $61,640
- Rhode Island $61,570
- Washington $61,570
- Minnesota $61,050
- Mississippi $61,050
- Pennsylvania $61,050
- Vermont $61,050
- West Virginia $61,050
- Wisconsin $61,050
- Colorado $60,530
- Idaho $60,530
- Kansas $60,530
- Oregon $60,530
- Utah $60,530
- Iowa $59,970
- Missouri $59,970
- New Mexico $59,970
- Wyoming $59,970
- Arkansas $59,490
- Nebraska $59,490
- Oklahoma $59,490
- Montana $58,470
- South Dakota $58,470
- Alaska $57,820
- North Dakota $57,820
By metro area
- Asheville, NC $69,700
- Hattiesburg, MS $69,700
- Merced, CA $69,160
- Ann Arbor, MI $68,810
- Johnson City, TN $68,810
- McAllen, TX $68,810
- Hilton Head Island, SC $68,670
- Florence, AL $68,620
- Altoona, PA $68,540
- Hickory, NC $68,540
- Medford, OR $67,790
- Morgantown, WV $67,660
- Cedar Rapids, IA $66,750
- Greensboro, NC $66,750
- Greenville, NC $66,750
- Spartanburg, SC $66,750
- Trenton, NJ $66,750
- Winston, NC $66,750
- Yakima, WA $66,750
- Hammond, LA $66,600
- Raleigh, NC $66,520
- Visalia, CA $66,520
- Corpus Christi, TX $66,460
- Gainesville, GA $66,460
- Rocky Mount, NC $66,460
- Olympia, WA $66,140
- Sandusky, OH $66,060
- Detroit, MI $65,710
- Farmington, NM $65,710
- Fresno, CA $65,710
- Oxnard, CA $65,710
- Youngstown, OH $65,710
- Fayetteville, NC $65,660
- Tallahassee, FL $65,660
- Dallas, TX $65,600
- Santa Maria, CA $65,600
- St. Cloud, MN $65,540
- Florence, SC $65,370
- Redding, CA $65,370
- Sioux City, IA $65,370
- Staunton, VA $65,370
- Chico, CA $65,190
- Burlington, NC $65,170
- Pinehurst, NC $65,170
- Alexandria, LA $65,020
- Dover, DE $64,830
- Akron, OH $64,670
- Charleston, SC $64,670
- El Paso, TX $64,670
- Harrisonburg, VA $64,670
- Houma, LA $64,670
- Houston, TX $64,670
- Indianapolis, IN $64,670
- Lexington, KY $64,670
- Punta Gorda, FL $64,670
- Salem, OR $64,670
- Shreveport, LA $64,670
- Stockton, CA $64,670
- Bakersfield, CA $64,630
- Cleveland, OH $64,630
- Kiryas Joel, NY $64,630
- Pittsfield, MA $64,630
- San Francisco, CA $64,630
- Washington, DC $64,630
- Baton Rouge, LA $64,480
- La Crosse, WI $64,480
- Gainesville, FL $64,290
- Jackson, TN $64,290
- Lubbock, TX $64,290
- Roanoke, VA $64,290
- San Luis Obispo, CA $64,290
- Sierra Vista, AZ $64,290
- Worcester, MA $64,290
- Urban Honolulu, HI $64,140
- El Centro, CA $63,970
- Waterloo, IA $63,970
- Manhattan, KS $63,920
- Bowling Green, KY $63,670
- Chicago, IL $63,670
- Flint, MI $63,670
- Los Angeles, CA $63,670
- Manchester, NH $63,670
- Hagerstown, MD $63,660
- Sacramento, CA $63,660
- Allentown, PA $63,650
- Atlanta, GA $63,650
- Brownsville, TX $63,650
- Charlotte, NC $63,650
- Chattanooga, TN $63,650
- Dayton, OH $63,650
- Deltona, FL $63,650
- Knoxville, TN $63,650
- Las Vegas, NV $63,650
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $63,650
- Miami, FL $63,650
- Montgomery, AL $63,650
- Naples, FL $63,650
- New York, NY $63,650
- Orlando, FL $63,650
- Reno, NV $63,650
- Riverside, CA $63,650
- Rochester, NY $63,650
- Salinas, CA $63,650
- San Diego, CA $63,650
- Savannah, GA $63,650
- Springfield, MA $63,650
- Tampa, FL $63,650
- Tucson, AZ $63,650
- Vallejo, CA $63,650
- Wichita, KS $63,650
- Elizabethtown, KY $63,640
- St. George, UT $63,450
- Abilene, TX $63,210
- Decatur, AL $63,210
- Fargo, ND $63,210
- Green Bay, WI $63,210
- Kahului, HI $63,210
- Kingston, NY $63,210
- Lexington Park, MD $63,210
- Seattle, WA $63,210