Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Francisco, CA	$52,100
Seattle, WA	$50,970
Boston, MA	$50,230
Jacksonville, FL	$50,200
San Jose, CA	$49,920
Springfield, MA	$49,470
Duluth, MN	$48,560
Sacramento, CA	$48,380
Trenton, NJ	$48,100
Mankato, MN	$47,120
Worcester, MA	$47,070
New Haven, CT	$46,280
Bridgeport, CT	$46,150
Reno, NV	$46,120
Salt Lake City, UT	$46,110

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) the most statewide, $52,800 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington, D.C.	$52,800	$49,240	310	1	$44,500	$44,500
Massachusetts	$50,660	$48,860	1,050	3	$50,230	$47,070
Washington	$48,130	$46,380	1,360	4	$50,970	$40,710
California	$47,290	$44,410	4,710	12	$52,100	$39,840
New Jersey	$45,950	$43,700	2,210	1	$48,100	$48,100
Florida	$45,180	$39,300	2,470	9	$50,200	$36,860
Alaska	n/a	n/a	130	1	$45,060	$45,060
Connecticut	$45,020	$43,970	680	4	$46,280	$42,630
Vermont	$44,510	$45,380	120	1	$43,740	$43,740
Maine	$44,480	$44,780	160	1	$44,850	$44,850
Colorado	$44,390	$43,430	880	2	$44,630	$42,670
Utah	$44,290	$45,150	460	3	$46,110	$32,880
Minnesota	$44,220	$44,840	1,170	4	$48,560	$44,690
New York	$44,030	$42,020	5,990	9	$45,970	$39,620
Oregon	$42,890	$43,450	370	2	$45,190	$43,610
New Hampshire	$42,310	$41,060	280	1	$41,780	$41,780
Rhode Island	$42,070	$38,330	310	1	$42,550	$42,550
Maryland	$41,980	$40,280	1,580	3	$43,860	$37,100
Hawaii	$41,380	$38,270	200	1	$40,620	$40,620
Nevada	$40,930	$40,520	420	3	$46,120	$40,510
New Mexico	$40,720	$40,080	100	1	$41,550	$41,550
Illinois	$40,720	$38,190	3,150	5	$41,400	$35,920
Nebraska	$40,440	$40,080	240	2	$41,840	$40,610
North Dakota	$40,370	$38,120	110	1	$39,790	$39,790
Ohio	$40,000	$38,470	2,210	8	$42,100	$37,270
Arizona	$39,870	$38,260	810	2	$40,670	$40,170
Missouri	$39,760	$38,110	1,140	5	$39,870	$35,210
South Carolina	$39,660	$36,780	580	4	$41,060	$38,750
Pennsylvania	$39,450	$37,980	2,810	9	$43,640	$36,830
Indiana	$39,370	$38,490	1,310	4	$40,720	$37,820
Idaho	$39,330	$39,890	110	1	$41,580	$41,580
Montana	$39,060	$38,880	180	3	$42,130	$37,780
Texas	$38,980	$38,470	3,250	11	$42,000	$31,130
Virginia	$38,840	$36,780	1,610	4	$38,630	$35,680
Michigan	$38,550	$36,900	1,660	6	$41,220	$33,570
Wisconsin	$38,310	$37,730	1,310	5	$40,670	$35,150
South Dakota	$38,250	$37,580	320	2	$39,720	$36,880
Delaware	$38,110	$36,450	630	0	n/a	n/a
Kentucky	$38,000	$37,890	530	2	$39,700	$37,580
North Carolina	$37,990	$37,830	1,280	9	$41,400	$35,560
Arkansas	$37,490	$37,940	330	2	$41,570	$38,150
Oklahoma	$37,400	$36,680	810	2	$39,880	$36,340
Georgia	$37,290	$36,110	1,850	4	$38,840	$34,640
Kansas	$36,530	$36,020	750	2	$35,630	$35,360
Alabama	$36,500	$36,190	470	3	$43,020	$36,310
Iowa	$36,060	$35,610	830	4	$40,800	$35,740
West Virginia	$36,010	$35,140	270	2	$38,380	$31,000
Tennessee	$35,590	$35,610	760	5	$38,850	$30,060
Louisiana	$35,010	$34,860	590	4	$37,730	$33,790
Mississippi	$34,530	$34,350	270	2	$40,310	$37,190
Wyoming	$33,400	$32,940	90	1	$36,300	$36,300
Puerto Rico	$29,960	$23,560	160	1	$30,340	$30,340

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Francisco, CA	$52,100	$47,430	$25.05	620
Seattle, WA	$50,970	$49,270	$24.50	910
Boston, MA	$50,230	$47,500	$24.15	820
Jacksonville, FL	$50,200	$43,080	$24.13	170
San Jose, CA	$49,920	$48,050	$24.00	330
Springfield, MA	$49,470	$51,490	$23.79	60
Duluth, MN	$48,560	$48,430	$23.35	30
Sacramento, CA	$48,380	$46,930	$23.26	370
Trenton, NJ	$48,100	$49,520	$23.13	170
Mankato, MN	$47,120	$47,050	$22.66	40
Worcester, MA	$47,070	$46,290	$22.63	80
New Haven, CT	$46,280	$45,710	$22.25	80
Bridgeport, CT	$46,150	$44,580	$22.19	100
Reno, NV	$46,120	$46,230	$22.17	40
Salt Lake City, UT	$46,110	$48,120	$22.17	310
New York, NY	$45,970	$44,220	$22.10	5,150
Los Angeles, CA	$45,930	$43,540	$22.08	1,800
Provo, UT	$45,480	$47,050	$21.87	60
Santa Rosa, CA	$45,250	$40,600	$21.76	50
Salem, OR	$45,190	$48,420	$21.72	70
Anchorage, AK	$45,060	$41,200	$21.66	30
Hartford, CT	$44,980	$44,760	$21.63	400
Carson City, NV	$44,910	$42,660	$21.59	30
Oxnard, CA	$44,880	$41,940	$21.58	60
Portland, ME	$44,850	$44,800	$21.56	100
Minneapolis, MN	$44,810	$44,840	$21.54	880
St. Cloud, MN	$44,690	$44,220	$21.48	80
Denver, CO	$44,630	$43,430	$21.46	670
Visalia, CA	$44,620	$40,830	$21.45	40
Washington, DC	$44,500	$41,760	$21.39	1,540
San Diego, CA	$44,370	$43,180	$21.33	400
Kingston, NY	$44,140	$41,390	$21.22	40
Baltimore, MD	$43,860	$43,000	$21.09	540
Burlington, VT	$43,740	$45,380	$21.03	70
York, PA	$43,640	$45,390	$20.98	80
Portland, OR	$43,610	$44,280	$20.97	270
Tallahassee, FL	$43,330	$37,070	$20.83	50
Huntsville, AL	$43,020	$40,300	$20.68	40
Albany, NY	$42,710	$42,320	$20.53	490
Colorado Springs, CO	$42,670	$42,200	$20.52	80
Syracuse, NY	$42,630	$42,150	$20.49	170
Waterbury, CT	$42,630	$40,700	$20.50	30
Riverside, CA	$42,560	$39,460	$20.46	270
Providence, RI	$42,550	$40,660	$20.46	340
Lexington Park, MD	$42,200	$37,430	$20.29	30
Bozeman, MT	$42,130	$40,070	$20.25	40
Stockton, CA	$42,120	$37,900	$20.25	40
Columbus, OH	$42,100	$39,680	$20.24	500
Brownsville, TX	$42,000	$43,240	$20.19	40
Austin, TX	$41,960	$43,590	$20.17	270
Kiryas Joel, NY	$41,930	$39,070	$20.16	120
Omaha, NE	$41,840	$40,590	$20.11	140
Manchester, NH	$41,780	$40,230	$20.09	90
Bellingham, WA	$41,770	$38,760	$20.08	60
Fort Myers, FL	$41,630	$36,330	$20.02	50
Olympia, WA	$41,580	$36,810	$19.99	40
Boise, ID	$41,580	$41,150	$19.99	60
Fayetteville, AR	$41,570	$40,230	$19.99	90
Albuquerque, NM	$41,550	$40,640	$19.98	70
Chicago, IL	$41,400	$38,570	$19.91	2,380
Durham, NC	$41,400	$41,210	$19.90	80
Ann Arbor, MI	$41,220	$37,800	$19.82	60
Lansing, MI	$41,190	$39,310	$19.80	100
Cleveland, OH	$41,060	$39,730	$19.74	380
Greenville, SC	$41,060	$39,000	$19.74	70
Tampa, FL	$41,020	$39,740	$19.72	410
Philadelphia, PA	$40,940	$38,520	$19.68	1,820
Grand Rapids, MI	$40,840	$39,390	$19.64	180
Rochester, NY	$40,840	$39,520	$19.63	280
Iowa City, IA	$40,800	$43,240	$19.61	40
Buffalo, NY	$40,790	$40,220	$19.61	300
Orlando, FL	$40,750	$38,530	$19.59	290
Sarasota, FL	$40,730	$39,000	$19.58	60
Indianapolis, IN	$40,720	$41,800	$19.58	700
Spokane, WA	$40,710	$39,870	$19.57	100
Madison, WI	$40,670	$42,340	$19.55	150
Tucson, AZ	$40,670	$40,620	$19.55	80
Honolulu, HI	$40,620	$37,020	$19.53	150
Lincoln, NE	$40,610	$39,650	$19.52	40
Bakersfield, CA	$40,510	$39,120	$19.47	80
State College, PA	$40,510	$37,100	$19.48	40
Las Vegas, NV	$40,510	$40,520	$19.48	310
Cincinnati, OH	$40,490	$39,580	$19.47	530
Champaign, IL	$40,450	$35,460	$19.45	80
Gulfport, MS	$40,310	$39,540	$19.38	30
Harrisburg, PA	$40,290	$38,180	$19.37	170
San Antonio, TX	$40,180	$36,870	$19.32	350
Phoenix, AZ	$40,170	$38,260	$19.31	600
Utica, NY	$39,970	$38,730	$19.21	120
Raleigh, NC	$39,930	$40,130	$19.20	150
Oklahoma City, OK	$39,880	$37,620	$19.17	210
Kansas City, MO	$39,870	$39,060	$19.17	470
Fort Wayne, IN	$39,850	$38,540	$19.16	80
Fresno, CA	$39,840	$36,690	$19.16	80
Columbia, SC	$39,840	$36,440	$19.16	160
Charlotte, NC	$39,810	$39,000	$19.14	440
Fargo, ND	$39,790	$38,120	$19.13	50
Bloomington, IL	$39,780	$37,290	$19.13	50
Cedar Rapids, IA	$39,770	$38,050	$19.12	50
St. Louis, MO	$39,740	$38,010	$19.11	720
Sioux Falls, SD	$39,720	$38,020	$19.10	150
Louisville, KY	$39,700	$39,990	$19.09	240
Dallas, TX	$39,690	$38,630	$19.08	1,230
Charleston, SC	$39,690	$34,510	$19.08	130
Binghamton, NY	$39,620	$37,520	$19.05	60
Helena, MT	$39,530	$37,750	$19.01	40
Dayton, OH	$39,470	$38,460	$18.98	100
Birmingham, AL	$39,460	$38,780	$18.97	160
Killeen, TX	$39,340	$39,890	$18.92	50
Oshkosh, WI	$39,330	$37,230	$18.91	60
Columbia, MO	$39,240	$38,110	$18.87	50
South Bend, IN	$39,150	$36,630	$18.82	30
Akron, OH	$38,960	$37,630	$18.73	170
Milwaukee, WI	$38,890	$37,730	$18.70	630
Scranton, PA	$38,880	$37,320	$18.69	80
Pittsburgh, PA	$38,850	$36,660	$18.68	490
Memphis, TN	$38,850	$38,100	$18.68	130
Lancaster, PA	$38,840	$38,480	$18.67	130
Augusta, GA	$38,840	$37,950	$18.68	40
Spartanburg, SC	$38,750	$33,870	$18.63	30
Detroit, MI	$38,640	$36,900	$18.58	900
Richmond, VA	$38,630	$38,170	$18.57	360
Youngstown, OH	$38,600	$35,030	$18.56	40
Peoria, IL	$38,560	$36,920	$18.54	80
Fayetteville, NC	$38,460	$37,550	$18.49	50
Virginia Beach, VA	$38,440	$36,210	$18.48	250
Huntington, WV	$38,380	$37,840	$18.45	40
Houston, TX	$38,360	$37,380	$18.44	610
Des Moines, IA	$38,270	$35,720	$18.40	400
Deltona, FL	$38,220	$36,290	$18.37	60
Canton, OH	$38,190	$37,090	$18.36	30
Little Rock, AR	$38,150	$37,870	$18.34	100
Pensacola, FL	$38,120	$35,070	$18.33	30
Amarillo, TX	$38,020	$37,840	$18.28	30
Evansville, IN	$37,820	$37,900	$18.19	40
Atlanta, GA	$37,790	$38,100	$18.17	1,360
Billings, MT	$37,780	$37,440	$18.16	40
New Orleans, LA	$37,730	$36,620	$18.14	160
Lexington, KY	$37,580	$37,890	$18.07	100
Wilmington, NC	$37,570	$38,000	$18.06	40
Nashville, TN	$37,510	$36,670	$18.03	310
Columbus, GA	$37,450	$35,990	$18.00	40
Green Bay, WI	$37,430	$37,110	$17.99	60
Kalamazoo, MI	$37,410	$36,680	$17.99	30
Asheville, NC	$37,290	$39,100	$17.93	30
Toledo, OH	$37,270	$36,100	$17.92	80
Jackson, MS	$37,190	$36,500	$17.88	100
Hagerstown, MD	$37,100	$33,750	$17.84	210
Winston-Salem, NC	$37,090	$36,320	$17.83	90
Allentown, PA	$36,910	$36,400	$17.75	250
Rapid City, SD	$36,880	$35,540	$17.73	60
Lakeland, FL	$36,860	$35,610	$17.72	40
Reading, PA	$36,830	$35,800	$17.71	170
Springfield, MO	$36,710	$35,300	$17.65	40
Lynchburg, VA	$36,590	$36,820	$17.59	90
Waco, TX	$36,540	$34,960	$17.57	60
Hickory, NC	$36,420	$35,260	$17.51	30
Tulsa, OK	$36,340	$36,680	$17.47	450
Montgomery, AL	$36,310	$37,430	$17.46	80
Cheyenne, WY	$36,300	$34,690	$17.45	40
Springfield, IL	$35,920	$35,820	$17.27	110
Davenport, IA	$35,740	$32,140	$17.18	80
Roanoke, VA	$35,680	$34,310	$17.16	50
Topeka, KS	$35,630	$35,500	$17.13	280
Greensboro, NC	$35,560	$35,320	$17.10	130
Slidell, LA	$35,430	$34,880	$17.04	60
Wichita, KS	$35,360	$36,310	$17.00	70
Knoxville, TN	$35,290	$35,280	$16.97	80
Jefferson City, MO	$35,210	$35,550	$16.93	40
Appleton, WI	$35,150	$33,900	$16.90	50
Lubbock, TX	$34,930	$34,800	$16.79	30
Savannah, GA	$34,640	$33,200	$16.66	70
Shreveport, LA	$34,170	$34,520	$16.43	50
El Paso, TX	$33,920	$33,730	$16.31	70
Baton Rouge, LA	$33,790	$34,140	$16.24	160
Traverse City, MI	$33,570	$34,670	$16.14	40
Chattanooga, TN	$33,180	$33,430	$15.95	50
Logan, UT	$32,880	$30,510	$15.81	n/a
McAllen, TX	$31,130	$29,480	$14.96	50
Charleston, WV	$31,000	$31,060	$14.91	50
San Juan, PR	$30,340	$24,090	$14.59	140
Kingsport, TN	$30,060	$29,990	$14.45	30

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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary: questions

Where do mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) make the most money?

In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $52,100 a year, among the 182 metro areas we cover.

What is the average mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) salary in the U.S.?

$41,650 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $39,280, so half of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) earn more than that and half less.

What salary should mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) nationwide earn between $35,470 (25th percentile) and $46,450 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $52,800 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) pay the lowest?

Kingsport, TN, at $30,060 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-9051.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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