SOC 43-5051 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Postal Service Clerks make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Postal Service Clerks in Pittsburgh, PA is $61,050. The 10th percentile is $42,600 and the 90th percentile is $75,030. Employment is 740.

Median annual wage

$61,050

10th percentile
$42,600
25th percentile
$56,390
Median
$61,050
75th percentile
$68,810
90th percentile
$75,030
Mean
$60,880

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Postal Service Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $42,600 and the 90th percentile is $75,030. The difference is $32,430, which is 53.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $56,390 to the 75th at $68,810, covers $12,420.

The mean annual wage is $60,880, which sits below the median of $61,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 1.7% lower than the national median of $62,130 for Postal Service Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,486, which is 3.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Pennsylvania median of $61,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Postal Service Clerks at $64,486 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Postal Service Clerks. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 21st of 30 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 44 miles away, with a median of $61,870 and employment of 50. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,498, against $64,486 here.
  • Johnstown, PA is 61 miles away, with a median of $62,130 and employment of 60. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,304, against $64,486 here.
  • Wheeling, WV-OH is 62 miles away, with a median of $58,880 and employment of 50. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,664, against $64,486 here.

Employment share

Postal Service Clerks accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (740 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (73,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.40 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA · Postal Service Clerks by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Postal Service Clerks make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Postal Service Clerks in Pittsburgh, PA is $61,050. The 10th percentile is $42,600 and the 90th percentile is $75,030. Employment is 740.

How does that compare with the national median for Postal Service Clerks?

The local median is 1.7% lower than the national median of $62,130.

What is Postal Service Clerks pay in Pittsburgh, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,050 is $64,486. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsburgh, PA compare with nearby metros for Postal Service Clerks?

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $61,870. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 21st of 30 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.