SOC 43-9051 · Omaha, NE-IA metro

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Salary in Omaha, NE

The average salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Omaha, Nebraska is $41,840 a year ($20.11 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,590: half of the 140 people in this job in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,093).

$41,840average per year

$20.11 / hourMedian $40,590Take-home ≈ $34,774

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $54K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

140people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Nebraska metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service pay range in Omaha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $53,850 or more. The middle half of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Omaha earn between $37,040 and $44,720.

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $54K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,840$3,487$20.12
Median$40,590$3,382$19.51
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,040$3,087$17.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,720$3,727$21.50

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

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

On the average salary of $41,840, a single filer in Omaha takes home about $34,774 a year, or $2,898 a month and $1,337 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

The Omaha, NE-IA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in IA$34,820$2,902
Working in NE$34,774$2,898

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Omaha area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.9), so the average $41,840 buys what about $45,522 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Omaha ($49,660). A typical home costs $310,337, or 7.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Omaha ranks 1st of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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).

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

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

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

$20.11 an hour on average, and $19.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,860 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,774 a year ($2,898 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,840.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Omaha, NE-IA (36540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.77, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.77).

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