Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for postal service clerks

District of Columbia leads at $67,790 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
District of Columbia$67,790$59,490–$75,030
New Jersey$64,290$57,820–$75,030
North Carolina$64,290$58,470–$72,950
California$63,650$57,430–$75,030
Hawaii$63,650$57,820–$75,030
Michigan$63,650$57,820–$71,930
Louisiana$63,210$56,390–$75,030
Maryland$63,210$57,430–$75,030
Tennessee$63,210$56,740–$71,860
New York$62,690$57,430–$71,930
Ohio$62,690$56,740–$69,850
Florida$62,610$56,390–$71,930
Georgia$62,610$56,390–$72,950
Kentucky$62,610$56,390–$71,860
Massachusetts$62,610$57,820–$71,180
Nevada$62,610$57,430–$71,470
New Hampshire$62,610$57,820–$69,850
South Carolina$62,610$57,430–$70,890
Texas$62,610$56,390–$74,030
Virginia$62,610$56,740–$71,860
Connecticut$62,130$57,430–$69,850
Maine$62,130$56,740–$68,810
Arizona$61,710$56,740–$70,780
Delaware$61,710$56,740–$75,030
Illinois$61,710$56,390–$71,860
Indiana$61,710$56,390–$69,850
Alabama$61,640$55,660–$70,780
Rhode Island$61,570$56,740–$68,620
Washington$61,570$56,740–$70,780
Minnesota$61,050$56,740–$69,510
Mississippi$61,050$55,350–$69,850
Pennsylvania$61,050$56,390–$69,700
Vermont$61,050$56,740–$68,810
West Virginia$61,050$42,600–$70,780
Wisconsin$61,050$56,740–$69,700
Colorado$60,530$56,390–$68,810
Idaho$60,530$55,350–$69,850
Kansas$60,530$54,330–$68,810
Oregon$60,530$56,390–$69,850
Utah$60,530$55,350–$69,850
Iowa$59,970$42,600–$68,810
Missouri$59,970$42,600–$69,510
New Mexico$59,970$54,330–$69,850
Wyoming$59,970$54,330–$69,850
Arkansas$59,490$42,600–$69,850
Nebraska$59,490$42,600–$68,810
Oklahoma$59,490$42,600–$69,850
Montana$58,470$42,600–$67,540
South Dakota$58,470$42,600–$67,790
Alaska$57,820$36,360–$62,610
North Dakota$57,820$42,600–$67,540

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.