SOC 43-9051 · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Salary in Deltona, FL

The average salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Deltona, Florida is $38,220 a year ($18.37 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,290: half of the 60 people in this job in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,093).

$38,220average per year

$18.37 / hourMedian $36,290Take-home ≈ $32,890

  • $29K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-9%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 9Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service pay range in Deltona

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,270 or more. The middle half of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Deltona earn between $32,940 and $43,920.

  • $29K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,220$3,185$18.38
Median$36,290$3,024$17.45
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,940$2,745$15.84
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,920$3,660$21.12

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary after taxes in Deltona

On the average salary of $38,220, a single filer in Deltona takes home about $32,890 a year, or $2,741 a month and $1,265 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Deltona a good place for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Deltona area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.4), so the average $38,220 buys what about $38,463 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Deltona ($44,940). A typical home costs $330,725, or 8.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in other Florida cities

Deltona ranks 7th of 9 Florida metro areas for this job; Jacksonville pays the most ($50,200).

All Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service)

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,100).

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

How much do mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) make an hour in Deltona?

$18.37 an hour on average, and $17.45 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) salary in Deltona?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) take-home pay in Deltona?

About $32,890 a year ($2,741 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,220. Florida has no state income tax.

Do mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) earn more in Deltona than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,093).

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; area Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL (19660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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