How does Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service pay in Illinois compare to the national average?

Illinois Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salaries are 3% below the US national median of $38,150 per year.

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Salary in Illinois

SOC 43-9051 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service in Illinois is $36,940 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.76 per hour. This is 3% below the national median of $38,150. 3,480 people work as Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Services in Illinois. Wages have grown 51% since 2014, when the median was $24,490.

Median Annual Salary

$36,940

Mean Annual

$38,630

Median Hourly

$17.76

Total Employed

3,480

Location Quotient

1.41

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$29k

10th

$34k

25th

$37k

Median

$42k

75th

$50k

90th

How This Compares

Illinois

$36,940

this metro

United States

$38,150

you earn -3% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$36,940	$38,630	3,480
2023	$36,170	$37,890	2,440
2022	$33,400	$35,150	2,640
2021	$34,080	$34,960	2,000
2020	$30,160	$32,230	4,220
2019	$28,910	$31,110	5,500
2018	$27,610	$29,610	6,630
2017	$25,910	$28,650	5,600
2016	$27,850	$29,170	5,480
2015	$28,220	$30,040	5,190
2014	$24,490	$27,550	5,690

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