Average Salary for Postal Service Clerks
SOC 43-5051 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Postal Service Clerks in the United States is $61,630 ($29.63/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $42,600 at the 10th percentile to $74,050 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 78,060 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 27.5% since 2019.
Median Annual
$61,630
Mean Annual
$61,070
10th Pct
$42,600
75th Pct
$74,050
Employment
78,060
Salary Distribution
$43k
10th
$55k
25th
$62k
Median
$74k
75th
$74k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $72,500 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $69,760 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $68,680 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $68,120 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $67,830 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $67,830 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $67,830 |
| Florence, SC | $67,320 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $67,200 |
| Asheville, NC | $66,810 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $66,810 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $66,810 |
| Jackson, TN | $66,810 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $66,810 |
| El Centro, CA | $66,810 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $65,770 |
| Virgin Islands | $64,160 |
| Hawaii | $63,690 |
| New Jersey | $63,690 |
| North Carolina | $63,690 |
| California | $63,670 |
| Tennessee | $63,270 |
| Michigan | $63,270 |
| Kentucky | $62,670 |
| South Carolina | $62,670 |
| Georgia | $62,190 |
| Louisiana | $61,710 |
| Texas | $61,710 |
| West Virginia | $61,630 |
| Maryland | $61,630 |
| Massachusetts | $61,630 |
| Puerto Rico | $61,630 |
| Indiana | $61,630 |
| Florida | $61,630 |
| Nevada | $61,630 |
| New York | $61,630 |
| Arizona | $61,630 |
| Ohio | $61,630 |
| Alabama | $61,110 |
| Minnesota | $61,110 |
| New Hampshire | $61,110 |
| Virginia | $61,110 |
| Illinois | $61,110 |
| Delaware | $60,740 |
| Oregon | $60,590 |
| Vermont | $60,590 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,590 |
| Washington | $60,590 |
| Wisconsin | $60,590 |
| Connecticut | $60,590 |
| Idaho | $60,030 |
| Maine | $60,030 |
| Rhode Island | $60,030 |
| New Mexico | $60,030 |
| Colorado | $59,760 |
| Mississippi | $59,550 |
| Utah | $59,550 |
| Missouri | $59,250 |
| Oklahoma | $58,950 |
| Iowa | $58,950 |
| Kansas | $58,950 |
| Wyoming | $58,650 |
| Arkansas | $58,510 |
| Nebraska | $58,510 |
| Montana | $57,870 |
| South Dakota | $57,800 |
| North Dakota | $57,140 |
| Alaska | $55,720 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $61,630 |
| 2023 | $59,570 |
| 2022 | $56,200 |
| 2021 | $52,290 |
| 2020 | $50,150 |
| 2019 | $48,330 |