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Postal Service Clerks Salary by City

Postal service clerks earn the most in Hattiesburg, MS (average $67,480 a year), followed by Asheville, NC ($67,240) and Ann Arbor, MI ($67,130), among the 308 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $63,028 (May 2025).

$63,028U.S. metro average
$67Khighest: Hattiesburg, MS
$56Klowest: Grand Forks, ND
308metro areas
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Top 15 cities for postal service clerks by average salary

Hattiesburg, MS$67,480
Asheville, NC$67,240
Ann Arbor, MI$67,130
Altoona, PA$67,050
Johnson City, TN$66,750
Merced, CA$66,630
Greensboro, NC$66,320
Detroit, MI$66,190
Greenville, NC$66,160
Raleigh, NC$65,980
Winston-Salem, NC$65,880
Florence, AL$65,800
Fayetteville, NC$65,770
Hickory, NC$65,650
Gainesville, GA$65,380
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Postal Service Clerks salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
Mississippi3$67,480$60,340
North Carolina14$67,240$62,400
Michigan9$67,130$61,010
Pennsylvania15$67,050$57,810
Tennessee8$66,750$59,740
California23$66,630$61,770
Alabama10$65,800$59,630
Georgia8$65,380$57,220
Louisiana10$65,370$61,700
Florida20$65,150$58,110
South Carolina7$65,030$61,430
Texas20$65,000$59,840
Ohio9$64,990$59,600
New Jersey3$64,930$61,480
Wisconsin9$64,860$58,420
Massachusetts6$64,820$62,210
New York11$64,680$59,030
Washington9$64,680$59,080
Hawaii2$64,400$64,310
Washington, D.C.1$64,350$64,350
Indiana7$64,350$56,500
Illinois6$64,270$59,470
Iowa6$64,220$57,680
Maryland4$64,100$58,840
Nevada2$64,030$63,450
West Virginia6$63,990$56,810
Kentucky5$63,970$59,510
Oregon5$63,850$58,460
Kansas3$63,820$57,180
Minnesota4$63,700$59,210
Delaware1$63,630$63,630
Arizona7$63,460$59,690
Utah5$63,280$58,790
Virginia9$63,260$58,910
New Mexico4$63,140$59,080
New Hampshire1$63,100$63,100
Colorado6$62,930$59,490
Vermont1$62,690$62,690
Rhode Island1$62,510$62,510
Maine3$62,210$58,190
Alaska1$62,200$62,200
Nebraska2$61,540$56,850
Missouri7$60,720$56,830
Oklahoma3$60,470$58,430
Idaho3$60,210$58,100
North Dakota2$59,940$55,610
Montana1$59,480$59,480
Arkansas4$59,460$58,920
South Dakota2$57,930$56,430
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Postal Service Clerks salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Hattiesburg, MS$67,480$69,700$32.4440
Asheville, NC$67,240$69,700$32.3380
Ann Arbor, MI$67,130$68,810$32.2750
Altoona, PA$67,050$68,540$32.2330
Johnson City, TN$66,750$68,810$32.0940
Merced, CA$66,630$69,160$32.0340
Greensboro, NC$66,320$66,750$31.89120
Detroit, MI$66,190$65,710$31.82990
Greenville, NC$66,160$66,750$31.8140
Raleigh, NC$65,980$66,520$31.72170
Winston-Salem, NC$65,880$66,750$31.67110
Florence, AL$65,800$68,620$31.6430
Fayetteville, NC$65,770$65,660$31.6270
Hickory, NC$65,650$68,540$31.5680
Gainesville, GA$65,380$66,460$31.4330
Hammond, LA$65,370$66,600$31.4330
Oxnard, CA$65,360$65,710$31.42110
Visalia, CA$65,300$66,520$31.4080
Kalamazoo, MI$65,230$62,910$31.3630
Tallahassee, FL$65,150$65,660$31.3260
El Centro, CA$65,040$63,970$31.2740
San Francisco, CA$65,040$64,630$31.27740
Florence, SC$65,030$65,370$31.2740
Houston, TX$65,000$64,670$31.25830
Akron, OH$64,990$64,670$31.25160
McAllen, TX$64,940$68,810$31.2290
Trenton, NJ$64,930$66,750$31.2270
Los Angeles, CA$64,880$63,670$31.192,160
Green Bay, WI$64,860$63,210$31.1850
Burlington, NC$64,820$65,170$31.1640
Pittsfield, MA$64,820$64,630$31.1660
Worcester, MA$64,820$64,290$31.16270
Youngstown, OH$64,770$65,710$31.1490
Santa Maria, CA$64,710$65,600$31.1170
New York, NY$64,680$63,650$31.094,340
Yakima, WA$64,680$66,750$31.1050
Hilton Head Island, SC$64,670$68,670$31.0950
Cleveland, OH$64,650$64,630$31.08350
Flint, MI$64,600$63,670$31.0670
Houma, LA$64,600$64,670$31.0640
Punta Gorda, FL$64,590$64,670$31.0630
Sacramento, CA$64,540$63,660$31.03410
Fresno, CA$64,420$65,710$30.97150
Chico, CA$64,410$65,190$30.9650
Kahului, HI$64,400$63,210$30.9670
Jacksonville, NC$64,390$62,130$30.9640
Stockton, CA$64,370$64,670$30.9590
Charlotte, NC$64,370$63,650$30.95390
Indianapolis, IN$64,350$64,670$30.94360
Rocky Mount, NC$64,350$66,460$30.9430
Washington, DC$64,350$64,630$30.941,130
Olympia, WA$64,320$66,140$30.9240
Spartanburg, SC$64,320$66,750$30.9270
Honolulu, HI$64,310$64,140$30.92200
Chicago, IL$64,270$63,670$30.901,430
Modesto, CA$64,220$62,910$30.8870
Cedar Rapids, IA$64,220$66,750$30.8770
Pinehurst, NC$64,190$65,170$30.8630
Dallas, TX$64,180$65,600$30.861,120
Chattanooga, TN$64,180$63,650$30.86110
San Diego, CA$64,120$63,650$30.83480
Riverside, CA$64,110$63,650$30.82600
Baltimore, MD$64,100$62,610$30.82490
Salinas, CA$64,070$63,650$30.8080
Las Vegas, NV$64,030$63,650$30.79240
Morgantown, WV$63,990$67,660$30.7630
Santa Cruz, CA$63,990$60,740$30.7650
Lexington, KY$63,970$64,670$30.7680
Beaumont, TX$63,950$62,610$30.7470
Atlanta, GA$63,940$63,650$30.741,020
Kiryas Joel, NY$63,930$64,630$30.73210
Charleston, SC$63,900$64,670$30.72130
Vallejo, CA$63,890$63,650$30.7260
Medford, OR$63,850$67,790$30.7050
Wichita, KS$63,820$63,650$30.69480
Greenville, SC$63,790$62,650$30.67140
Knoxville, TN$63,770$63,650$30.66160
Salem, OR$63,760$64,670$30.6580
Seattle, WA$63,720$63,210$30.64550
Orlando, FL$63,710$63,650$30.63430
Sherman, TX$63,710$62,130$30.6340
St. Cloud, MN$63,700$65,540$30.6350
Durham, NC$63,690$61,570$30.62100
Baton Rouge, LA$63,680$64,480$30.62180
Dover, DE$63,630$64,830$30.5930
Allentown, PA$63,600$63,650$30.58180
Redding, CA$63,600$65,370$30.5860
Bakersfield, CA$63,580$64,630$30.57130
Barnstable, MA$63,530$62,610$30.54150
Miami, FL$63,510$63,650$30.53880
Naples, FL$63,460$63,650$30.5150
Flagstaff, AZ$63,460$62,610$30.5140
Reno, NV$63,450$63,650$30.51100
Panama City, FL$63,430$61,570$30.4940
Tampa, FL$63,420$63,650$30.49600
Columbia, SC$63,420$62,130$30.49130
Lansing, MI$63,400$62,610$30.48100
Minneapolis, MN$63,370$62,610$30.47600
Hagerstown, MD$63,350$63,660$30.4660
Nashville, TN$63,300$62,610$30.43310
Kingston, NY$63,290$63,210$30.43120
Montgomery, AL$63,290$63,650$30.4390
St. George, UT$63,280$63,450$30.4340
Boston, MA$63,270$62,610$30.421,270
Lake Charles, LA$63,270$62,610$30.4250
Roanoke, VA$63,260$64,290$30.4160
Springfield, MA$63,260$63,650$30.41100
El Paso, TX$63,250$64,670$30.41110
Santa Rosa, CA$63,240$61,570$30.41110
San Luis Obispo, CA$63,220$64,290$30.3980
Portland, OR$63,210$62,130$30.39400
Toledo, OH$63,210$62,690$30.39120
Sandusky, OH$63,160$66,060$30.3730
Las Cruces, NM$63,140$62,370$30.3550
Lakeland, FL$63,120$62,670$30.35110
College Station, TX$63,110$61,850$30.3440
Manchester, NH$63,100$63,670$30.3490
Milwaukee, WI$63,080$62,610$30.33280
Louisville, KY$63,050$63,650$30.31240
Slidell, LA$63,040$61,640$30.3150
San Jose, CA$63,030$62,610$30.31250
Tucson, AZ$63,030$63,650$30.30180
Staunton, VA$62,970$65,370$30.2740
Denver, CO$62,930$61,570$30.26440
Richmond, VA$62,910$61,050$30.25250
Macon, GA$62,830$62,610$30.2150
Albuquerque, NM$62,780$61,640$30.19180
La Crosse, WI$62,770$64,480$30.1840
Waterloo, IA$62,770$63,970$30.1840
Augusta, GA$62,720$62,910$30.15130
Evansville, IN$62,700$62,610$30.1550
Farmington, NM$62,700$65,710$30.1430
Bremerton, WA$62,690$61,570$30.1460
Burlington, VT$62,690$62,910$30.1480
Shreveport, LA$62,680$64,670$30.1390
Lancaster, PA$62,610$62,610$30.10120
Palm Bay, FL$62,540$62,610$30.07100
Philadelphia, PA$62,520$61,570$30.061,400
Corpus Christi, TX$62,510$66,460$30.0570
Dayton, OH$62,510$63,650$30.05190
Lafayette, LA$62,510$62,610$30.0590
Providence, RI$62,510$62,610$30.05380
Lexington Park, MD$62,500$63,210$30.0570
New Orleans, LA$62,450$62,370$30.02180
Erie, PA$62,420$62,910$30.0150
Buffalo, NY$62,400$62,610$30.00260
Harrisburg, PA$62,400$63,130$30.00150
Wilmington, NC$62,400$61,570$30.00100
Lynchburg, VA$62,390$61,570$29.9970
Salt Lake City, UT$62,390$61,570$29.99180
Phoenix, AZ$62,370$62,610$29.99630
Savannah, GA$62,360$63,650$29.9880
Gulfport, MS$62,340$62,610$29.9780
South Bend, IN$62,330$61,050$29.9760
Albany, NY$62,310$62,610$29.96220
Rochester, NY$62,310$63,650$29.96250
Sioux City, IA$62,250$65,370$29.9340
Bellingham, WA$62,240$61,710$29.9250
Canton, OH$62,230$61,570$29.9280
Amherst, MA$62,210$62,370$29.9160
Portland, ME$62,210$62,130$29.91170
Anchorage, AK$62,200$59,760$29.91100
Gainesville, FL$62,170$64,290$29.8970
Longview, TX$62,160$61,050$29.8880
Killeen, TX$62,120$62,950$29.8680
Amarillo, TX$62,100$60,890$29.8660
York, PA$62,050$62,130$29.8390
Prescott Valley, AZ$62,050$61,570$29.8360
Lubbock, TX$62,020$64,290$29.8260
Birmingham, AL$62,020$62,610$29.82280
Sierra Vista, AZ$62,000$64,290$29.8150
Kingsport, TN$61,980$61,050$29.8060
Memphis, TN$61,980$62,610$29.80220
Deltona, FL$61,960$63,650$29.79130
Harrisonburg, VA$61,920$64,670$29.7740
Decatur, AL$61,920$63,210$29.7730
Sarasota, FL$61,900$60,740$29.76140
Abilene, TX$61,860$63,210$29.7450
Binghamton, NY$61,850$63,170$29.7460
Atlantic City, NJ$61,840$61,850$29.73110
Grand Rapids, MI$61,840$61,570$29.73200
Reading, PA$61,820$61,050$29.72110
Athens, GA$61,820$61,150$29.7250
Fort Collins, CO$61,810$61,570$29.7250
Syracuse, NY$61,790$62,610$29.71210
Peoria, IL$61,770$62,670$29.70100
Yuba City, CA$61,770$61,050$29.7030
Mount Vernon, WA$61,760$59,730$29.6930
Spokane, WA$61,760$61,050$29.69130
Niles, MI$61,740$60,530$29.6840
Cincinnati, OH$61,730$61,570$29.68400
Alexandria, LA$61,720$65,020$29.6750
Monroe, LA$61,700$62,130$29.6760
Brownsville, TX$61,690$63,650$29.6650
Sebastian, FL$61,630$61,570$29.6330
Fort Myers, FL$61,600$61,050$29.62100
Fort Wayne, IN$61,600$62,610$29.6280
Saginaw, MI$61,570$61,050$29.6030
Huntington, WV$61,550$62,610$29.59120
Omaha, NE$61,540$61,310$29.59190
Boulder, CO$61,500$60,530$29.5770
Vineland, NJ$61,480$61,570$29.5640
Myrtle Beach, SC$61,430$59,970$29.5360
Provo, UT$61,410$61,050$29.5290
Jackson, TN$61,350$64,290$29.5060
Virginia Beach, VA$61,240$60,740$29.44310
Oshkosh, WI$61,240$61,570$29.4430
Scranton, PA$61,220$60,250$29.43150
Mobile, AL$61,140$62,130$29.4070
Jacksonville, FL$61,120$61,050$29.39220
Port St. Lucie, FL$61,110$60,740$29.3870
Lewiston, ME$61,090$61,430$29.3740
Bloomington, IN$61,050$62,610$29.3530
Traverse City, MI$61,010$62,130$29.3360
Wichita Falls, TX$60,900$61,710$29.2840
Pittsburgh, PA$60,880$61,050$29.27740
Waco, TX$60,860$59,970$29.2680
Huntsville, AL$60,850$60,530$29.25100
Elizabethtown, KY$60,800$63,640$29.2330
Champaign, IL$60,790$61,050$29.2370
Charlottesville, VA$60,750$61,050$29.2160
St. Louis, MO$60,720$61,050$29.19590
Lake Havasu City, AZ$60,650$58,880$29.1650
Springfield, IL$60,610$61,050$29.1450
Kansas City, MO$60,570$60,530$29.12540
Williamsport, PA$60,560$59,970$29.1140
Sheboygan, WI$60,510$62,130$29.0930
Tulsa, OK$60,470$59,490$29.07200
Bloomington, IL$60,460$59,970$29.0740
Pensacola, FL$60,460$60,530$29.0780
Dothan, AL$60,440$60,790$29.0640
Rochester, MN$60,430$61,050$29.0550
Des Moines, IA$60,420$61,710$29.05160
Jackson, MS$60,340$61,050$29.01150
Janesville, WI$60,310$60,250$29.0030
Greeley, CO$60,290$60,790$28.9970
Winchester, VA$60,250$63,210$28.9640
Ogden, UT$60,250$59,860$28.9790
Colorado Springs, CO$60,240$59,490$28.96140
Wenatchee, WA$60,230$59,970$28.9640
San Antonio, TX$60,210$60,530$28.95340
Boise, ID$60,210$60,530$28.95110
Texarkana, TX$60,130$61,050$28.9130
Bowling Green, KY$60,060$63,670$28.8840
Tuscaloosa, AL$60,050$61,050$28.8760
Madison, WI$60,020$59,490$28.86140
Austin, TX$60,010$60,530$28.85330
Lebanon, PA$59,980$61,050$28.8430
Daphne, AL$59,980$61,050$28.8460
Fargo, ND$59,940$63,210$28.8250
Appleton, WI$59,930$59,490$28.8140
Homosassa Springs, FL$59,860$58,470$28.7840
Tyler, TX$59,840$58,680$28.7750
Coeur d'Alene, ID$59,840$58,470$28.7740
Clarksville, TN$59,740$61,850$28.7250
Yuma, AZ$59,690$58,470$28.7050
Auburn, AL$59,630$58,470$28.6740
Utica, NY$59,600$60,530$28.65110
Columbus, OH$59,600$60,530$28.66360
Paducah, KY$59,510$60,250$28.6140
Grand Junction, CO$59,490$58,880$28.6030
Billings, MT$59,480$61,050$28.6060
Rockford, IL$59,470$59,490$28.5950
Fort Smith, AR$59,460$59,490$28.5960
Davenport, IA$59,450$61,920$28.58100
Little Rock, AR$59,440$60,530$28.58160
Oklahoma City, OK$59,370$59,490$28.54250
Fayetteville, AR$59,320$59,730$28.52100
Duluth, MN$59,210$60,530$28.4790
Columbia, MO$59,100$59,490$28.4240
Kennewick, WA$59,080$59,970$28.4150
Santa Fe, NM$59,080$59,490$28.4140
Watertown, NY$59,050$59,970$28.3960
Glens Falls, NY$59,030$61,050$28.3860
Columbus, GA$59,020$59,190$28.3870
State College, PA$59,000$58,880$28.3640
Jonesboro, AR$58,920$59,970$28.3330
Blacksburg, VA$58,910$58,150$28.3250
Joplin, MO$58,890$60,250$28.3160
Salisbury, MD$58,840$60,510$28.2940
Bend, OR$58,820$58,470$28.2850
Logan, UT$58,790$57,820$28.2740
Wheeling, WV$58,600$58,880$28.1750
Weirton, WV$58,550$61,870$28.1550
Crestview, FL$58,520$58,470$28.1360
Eugene, OR$58,460$58,880$28.11100
Lawton, OK$58,430$59,970$28.0930
Racine, WI$58,420$58,980$28.0930
Springfield, MO$58,410$60,250$28.08100
Chambersburg, PA$58,360$59,490$28.0640
Manhattan, KS$58,220$63,920$27.9930
Bangor, ME$58,190$61,570$27.9870
Ocala, FL$58,110$59,190$27.9480
Idaho Falls, ID$58,100$58,460$27.9430
Sioux Falls, SD$57,930$58,880$27.8570
Johnstown, PA$57,810$62,130$27.7960
Terre Haute, IN$57,680$57,090$27.7360
Ames, IA$57,680$58,470$27.7340
Beckley, WV$57,580$59,490$27.6990
Albany, GA$57,220$57,640$27.5130
Topeka, KS$57,180$59,490$27.4980
Jefferson City, MO$56,950$58,470$27.3850
Lincoln, NE$56,850$57,430$27.3370
St. Joseph, MO$56,830$57,090$27.3240
Charleston, WV$56,810$58,470$27.31110
Lafayette, IN$56,500$58,880$27.1740
Rapid City, SD$56,430$57,430$27.1330
Grand Forks, ND$55,610$58,150$26.7330

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Postal Service Clerks salary: questions

Where do postal service clerks make the most money?

In Hattiesburg, MS, with an average of $67,480 a year, among the 308 metro areas we cover.

What is the average postal service clerks salary in the U.S.?

$63,028 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is postal service clerks pay the lowest?

Grand Forks, ND, at $55,610 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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