SOC 43-5051 · Beckley, WV metro

Postal Service Clerks Salary in Beckley, WV

The average salary for postal service clerks in Beckley, West Virginia is $57,580 a year ($27.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,490: half of the 90 people in this job in the Beckley, WV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($61,860).

$57,580average per year

$27.69 / hourMedian $59,490Take-home ≈ $46,682

  • $43K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $70K75th
  • $75K90th

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

90people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#5 of 6West Virginia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Postal Service Clerks pay range in Beckley

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,030 or more. The middle half of postal service clerks in Beckley earn between $42,600 and $69,850.

  • $43K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $70K75th
  • $75K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,580$4,798$27.68
Median$59,490$4,958$28.60
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,600$3,550$20.48
Experienced (75th percentile)$69,850$5,821$33.58

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

Postal Service Clerks pay in Beckley vs. West Virginia and the U.S.

Postal service clerks in Beckley earn about the same as the West Virginia average ($58,850) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($61,860). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $62,130.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Beckley$57,580$59,490$42,600$75,03090
West Virginia$58,850$61,050$42,600$75,030890
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 Beckley

On the average salary of $57,580, a single filer in Beckley takes home about $46,682 a year, or $3,890 a month and $1,795 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 Beckley a good place for postal service clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Beckley area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $57,580 buys what about $65,159 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Beckley ($41,850). A typical home costs $149,420, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postal Service Clerks salary in other West Virginia cities

Beckley ranks 5th of 6 West Virginia metro areas for this job; Morgantown pays the most ($63,990).

All Postal Service Clerks salaries in West Virginia

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 Beckley: questions

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

$27.69 an hour on average, and $28.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,600, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,682 a year ($3,890 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,580.

Do postal service clerks earn more in Beckley than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less 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 Beckley, WV (13220). 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 4.36, this job is 4.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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