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

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
California	12	$52,100	$39,840
Washington	4	$50,970	$40,710
Massachusetts	3	$50,230	$47,070
Florida	9	$50,200	$36,860
Minnesota	4	$48,560	$44,690
New Jersey	1	$48,100	$48,100
Connecticut	4	$46,280	$42,630
Nevada	3	$46,120	$40,510
Utah	3	$46,110	$32,880
New York	9	$45,970	$39,620
Oregon	2	$45,190	$43,610
Alaska	1	$45,060	$45,060
Maine	1	$44,850	$44,850
Colorado	2	$44,630	$42,670
Washington, D.C.	1	$44,500	$44,500
Maryland	3	$43,860	$37,100
Vermont	1	$43,740	$43,740
Pennsylvania	9	$43,640	$36,830
Alabama	3	$43,020	$36,310
Rhode Island	1	$42,550	$42,550
Montana	3	$42,130	$37,780
Ohio	8	$42,100	$37,270
Texas	11	$42,000	$31,130
Nebraska	2	$41,840	$40,610
New Hampshire	1	$41,780	$41,780
Idaho	1	$41,580	$41,580
Arkansas	2	$41,570	$38,150
New Mexico	1	$41,550	$41,550
Illinois	5	$41,400	$35,920
North Carolina	9	$41,400	$35,560
Michigan	6	$41,220	$33,570
South Carolina	4	$41,060	$38,750
Iowa	4	$40,800	$35,740
Indiana	4	$40,720	$37,820
Arizona	2	$40,670	$40,170
Wisconsin	5	$40,670	$35,150
Hawaii	1	$40,620	$40,620
Mississippi	2	$40,310	$37,190
Oklahoma	2	$39,880	$36,340
Missouri	5	$39,870	$35,210
North Dakota	1	$39,790	$39,790
South Dakota	2	$39,720	$36,880
Kentucky	2	$39,700	$37,580
Tennessee	5	$38,850	$30,060
Georgia	4	$38,840	$34,640
Virginia	4	$38,630	$35,680
West Virginia	2	$38,380	$31,000
Louisiana	4	$37,730	$33,790
Wyoming	1	$36,300	$36,300
Kansas	2	$35,630	$35,360
Puerto Rico	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.?

$42,093 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, 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. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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