SOC 43-5051 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Postal Service Clerks wages by metro

National median annual wage

$62,130

10th percentile: $42,600
25th percentile: $56,740
Median: $62,130
75th percentile: $70,890
90th percentile: $75,030
Mean: $61,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 73,720.

That median is 21.9% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Postal Service Clerks.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Asheville, NC	80	$56,740	$69,700	$76,360
Hattiesburg, MS	40	$57,430	$69,700	$76,360
Merced, CA	40	$54,330	$69,160	$76,360
Ann Arbor, MI	50	$56,390	$68,810	$76,360
Johnson City, TN	40	$54,330	$68,810	$76,360
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	90	$42,600	$68,810	$76,360
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	50	$42,600	$68,670	$76,360
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	30	$55,660	$68,620	$76,360
Altoona, PA	30	$61,050	$68,540	$75,030
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	80	$55,350	$68,540	$76,360
Medford, OR	50	$42,600	$67,790	$75,030
Morgantown, WV	30	$42,600	$67,660	$75,030
Cedar Rapids, IA	70	$42,600	$66,750	$75,030
Greensboro-High Point, NC	120	$58,150	$66,750	$76,360
Greenville, NC	40	$57,430	$66,750	$76,360
Spartanburg, SC	70	$42,600	$66,750	$75,030
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	70	$54,330	$66,750	$76,360
Winston-Salem, NC	110	$55,350	$66,750	$76,360
Yakima, WA	50	$42,600	$66,750	$76,360
Hammond, LA	30	$42,600	$66,600	$78,350

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Postal Service Clerks jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	4,340	$54,330	$63,650	$76,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,160	$54,330	$63,670	$76,360
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,430	$54,330	$63,670	$75,030
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,400	$42,600	$61,570	$75,030
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,270	$54,330	$62,610	$75,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,130	$53,290	$64,630	$76,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,120	$42,600	$65,600	$76,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,020	$54,330	$63,650	$76,360
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	990	$56,390	$65,710	$76,360
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	880	$42,600	$63,650	$75,030
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	830	$55,350	$64,670	$76,360
Pittsburgh, PA	740	$42,600	$61,050	$75,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	740	$55,350	$64,630	$76,360
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	630	$42,600	$62,610	$75,030
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	600	$54,330	$62,610	$75,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	600	$54,330	$63,650	$75,030
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	600	$42,600	$63,650	$75,030
St. Louis, MO-IL	590	$42,600	$61,050	$75,030
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	550	$54,330	$63,210	$75,030
Kansas City, MO-KS	540	$42,600	$60,530	$75,030

States and territories

State estimates for Postal Service Clerks, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Guam	30	$42,600	$68,810	$75,030
District of Columbia	110	$56,390	$67,790	$76,360
New Jersey	2,230	$54,330	$64,290	$76,360
North Carolina	2,070	$55,350	$64,290	$75,030
Virgin Islands	60	$42,600	$63,660	$76,360
California	6,410	$54,330	$63,650	$76,360
Hawaii	430	$54,330	$63,650	$76,360
Michigan	2,340	$42,600	$63,650	$75,030
Louisiana	1,100	$42,600	$63,210	$76,360
Maryland	1,240	$54,330	$63,210	$75,030
Tennessee	1,330	$42,600	$63,210	$75,030
New York	5,030	$53,290	$62,690	$75,030
Ohio	2,430	$42,600	$62,690	$75,030
Florida	3,540	$42,600	$62,610	$75,030
Georgia	2,070	$42,600	$62,610	$75,030
Kentucky	1,220	$42,600	$62,610	$75,030
Massachusetts	1,950	$55,350	$62,610	$75,030
Nevada	460	$42,600	$62,610	$75,030
New Hampshire	500	$54,330	$62,610	$75,030
South Carolina	960	$42,600	$62,610	$75,030
Texas	4,900	$42,600	$62,610	$75,030
Virginia	1,980	$42,600	$62,610	$75,030
Puerto Rico	670	$55,350	$62,610	$75,030
Connecticut	860	$54,330	$62,130	$75,030
Maine	670	$42,600	$62,130	$75,030
Arizona	1,190	$42,600	$61,710	$75,030
Delaware	230	$42,600	$61,710	$75,030
Illinois	2,720	$42,600	$61,710	$75,030
Indiana	1,520	$42,600	$61,710	$75,030
Alabama	1,240	$42,600	$61,640	$75,030
Rhode Island	250	$42,600	$61,570	$75,030
Washington	1,460	$42,600	$61,570	$75,030
Minnesota	1,380	$42,600	$61,050	$75,030
Mississippi	790	$42,600	$61,050	$75,030
Pennsylvania	3,650	$42,600	$61,050	$75,030
Vermont	400	$42,600	$61,050	$75,030
West Virginia	890	$42,600	$61,050	$75,030
Wisconsin	1,400	$42,600	$61,050	$75,030
Colorado	1,230	$42,600	$60,530	$75,030
Idaho	480	$42,600	$60,530	$75,030
Kansas	1,290	$42,600	$60,530	$75,030
Oregon	960	$42,600	$60,530	$75,030
Utah	620	$42,600	$60,530	$75,030
Iowa	1,190	$42,600	$59,970	$75,030
Missouri	1,780	$42,600	$59,970	$75,030
New Mexico	660	$42,600	$59,970	$75,030
Wyoming	250	$36,360	$59,970	$75,030
Arkansas	970	$42,600	$59,490	$75,030
Nebraska	690	$42,600	$59,490	$75,030
Oklahoma	1,040	$42,600	$59,490	$75,030
Montana	510	$36,360	$58,470	$72,950
South Dakota	390	$36,360	$58,470	$75,030
Alaska	410	$36,320	$57,820	$71,930
North Dakota	330	$36,360	$57,820	$74,030

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Postal Service Clerks?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Postal Service Clerks is $62,130. Employment is 73,720.

How does Postal Service Clerks pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Postal Service Clerks is 21.9% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Postal Service Clerks?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Asheville, NC is highest on this page's list at $69,700.