SOC 43-5051 · Jacksonville, NC metro

Postal Service Clerks Salary in Jacksonville, NC

The average salary for postal service clerks in Jacksonville, North Carolina is $64,390 a year ($30.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,130: half of the 40 people in this job in the Jacksonville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($61,860).

$64,390average per year

$30.96 / hourMedian $62,130Take-home ≈ $51,857

  • $55K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#9 of 14North Carolina metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Postal Service Clerks pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,360 or more. The middle half of postal service clerks in Jacksonville earn between $57,820 and $75,030.

  • $55K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,390$5,366$30.96
Median$62,130$5,178$29.87
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,820$4,818$27.80
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,030$6,252$36.07

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

Postal Service Clerks pay in Jacksonville vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Postal service clerks in Jacksonville earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($64,280) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($61,860). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $62,130.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Jacksonville$64,390$62,130$55,350$76,36040
North Carolina$64,280$64,290$55,350$75,0302,070
United States$61,860$62,130$42,600$75,03073,720

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postal Service Clerks salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $64,390, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $51,857 a year, or $4,321 a month and $1,994 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

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

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Is Jacksonville a good place for postal service clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.1), so the average $64,390 buys what about $69,925 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($40,230). A typical home costs $293,312, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postal Service Clerks salary in other North Carolina cities

Jacksonville ranks 9th of 14 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Asheville pays the most ($67,240).

All Postal Service Clerks salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for postal service clerks

Hattiesburg, MS pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,480).

Postal Service Clerks salary by city

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Postal Service Clerks salary in Jacksonville: questions

How much do postal service clerks make an hour in Jacksonville?

$30.96 an hour on average, and $29.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level postal service clerks salary in Jacksonville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,820, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the postal service clerks take-home pay in Jacksonville?

About $51,857 a year ($4,321 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,390.

Do postal service clerks earn more in Jacksonville than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($61,860).

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 43-5051; area Jacksonville, NC (27340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.56, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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