Average Salary for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
SOC 43-9051 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service in the United States is $38,150 ($18.34/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $29,460 at the 10th percentile to $52,150 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 62,730 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 23.2% since 2019.
Median Annual
$38,150
Mean Annual
$40,200
10th Pct
$29,460
75th Pct
$44,940
Employment
62,730
Salary Distribution
$29k
10th
$34k
25th
$38k
Median
$45k
75th
$52k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $55,970 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $49,320 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $46,040 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $45,690 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $45,060 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $44,890 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $44,840 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $44,710 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $44,700 |
| Springfield, MA | $44,610 |
| Salem, OR | $44,570 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $44,390 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $43,950 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $43,920 |
| Gainesville, FL | $43,690 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $48,230 |
| Massachusetts | $46,160 |
| Hawaii | $44,700 |
| Washington | $44,260 |
| Vermont | $43,440 |
| Colorado | $43,160 |
| California | $42,860 |
| Minnesota | $42,650 |
| Rhode Island | $42,390 |
| Connecticut | $42,370 |
| New York | $41,530 |
| Oregon | $41,410 |
| Utah | $41,170 |
| Idaho | $40,890 |
| New Jersey | $40,570 |
| New Hampshire | $40,130 |
| Maine | $40,100 |
| Maryland | $39,460 |
| Nebraska | $39,150 |
| Alaska | $39,100 |
| Nevada | $38,800 |
| New Mexico | $38,770 |
| Indiana | $38,750 |
| Missouri | $38,170 |
| Ohio | $37,960 |
| Georgia | $37,930 |
| Florida | $37,800 |
| Montana | $37,570 |
| North Dakota | $37,220 |
| Texas | $37,010 |
| Iowa | $36,980 |
| South Dakota | $36,980 |
| Illinois | $36,940 |
| Arkansas | $36,840 |
| Wisconsin | $36,500 |
| North Carolina | $36,340 |
| Oklahoma | $36,190 |
| Delaware | $35,930 |
| Pennsylvania | $35,760 |
| Alabama | $35,700 |
| Kentucky | $35,590 |
| Arizona | $35,560 |
| Michigan | $35,340 |
| Kansas | $35,060 |
| Tennessee | $34,580 |
| Virginia | $34,260 |
| South Carolina | $33,140 |
| Wyoming | $32,650 |
| West Virginia | $32,380 |
| Mississippi | $31,200 |
| Puerto Rico | $27,560 |
| Louisiana | $27,300 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,150 |
| 2023 | $36,880 |
| 2022 | $35,070 |
| 2021 | $32,550 |
| 2020 | $31,920 |
| 2019 | $30,960 |