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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service: pay and where the jobs are
What mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$39,280 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $41,650
- Median hourly wage
- $18.89
- Mean hourly wage
- $20.03
- Employment
- 55,230
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-9051.
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How much do mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service make?
The median annual wage for mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service was $39,280 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $30,780 and the highest-paid 10% more than $54,820. As an hourly rate, the median is $18.89. About 55,230 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($49,240), Massachusetts ($48,860) and Washington ($46,380). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Vermont.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,780 | $14.80 | $2,565 | $2,243 |
| 25th percentile | $35,470 | $17.05 | $2,956 | $2,557 |
| Median | $39,280 | $18.89 | $3,273 | $2,812 |
| 75th percentile | $46,450 | $22.33 | $3,871 | $3,292 |
| 90th percentile | $54,820 | $26.36 | $4,568 | $3,852 |
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service: pay by state
51 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$38,339 take-home in national prices
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$37,669 take-home in national prices
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$37,491 take-home in national prices
Where a median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 310 | $49,240 | $39,820 | $72,230 | $39,956 | $36,356 |
| Massachusetts | 1,050 | $48,860 | $36,600 | $65,420 | $38,991 | $36,869 |
| Washington | 1,360 | $46,380 | $37,260 | $61,510 | $38,803 | $36,260 |
| Vermont | 120 | $45,380 | $37,430 | $54,840 | $37,556 | $38,339 |
| Utah | 460 | $45,150 | $35,180 | $54,820 | $37,065 | $37,491 |
| Minnesota | 1,170 | $44,840 | $35,460 | $55,040 | $36,431 | $36,941 |
| Maine | 160 | $44,780 | $37,490 | $49,840 | $36,558 | $37,669 |
| California | 4,710 | $44,410 | $36,110 | $63,150 | $36,527 | $32,990 |
| Connecticut | 680 | $43,970 | $36,910 | $55,450 | $35,606 | $34,366 |
| New Jersey | 2,210 | $43,700 | $37,040 | $61,510 | $36,057 | $33,139 |
| Oregon | 370 | $43,450 | $33,500 | $53,580 | $34,132 | $33,022 |
| Colorado | 880 | $43,430 | $32,120 | $58,240 | $35,682 | $34,626 |
| New York | 5,990 | $42,020 | $34,700 | $57,480 | $34,058 | $31,559 |
| New Hampshire | 280 | $41,060 | $31,450 | $56,480 | $35,172 | $33,765 |
| Nevada | 420 | $40,520 | $28,490 | $52,710 | $34,738 | $34,745 |
| Maryland | 1,580 | $40,280 | $32,280 | $53,850 | $32,998 | $31,439 |
| Nebraska | 240 | $40,080 | $29,460 | $48,560 | $33,440 | $37,113 |
| New Mexico | 100 | $40,080 | $33,340 | $48,370 | $33,628 | $36,468 |
| Idaho | 110 | $39,890 | $30,360 | $46,340 | $33,226 | $34,794 |
| Florida | 2,470 | $39,300 | $31,420 | $62,720 | $33,758 | $32,643 |
| Montana | 180 | $38,880 | $31,200 | $46,110 | $32,349 | $34,180 |
| Indiana | 1,310 | $38,490 | $28,900 | $49,960 | $32,001 | $34,288 |
| Ohio | 2,210 | $38,470 | $29,250 | $49,130 | $32,483 | $35,013 |
| Texas | 3,250 | $38,470 | $27,630 | $49,290 | $33,091 | $34,094 |
| Rhode Island | 310 | $38,330 | $36,090 | $49,750 | $31,736 | $31,029 |
| Hawaii | 200 | $38,270 | $34,090 | $50,520 | $31,531 | $28,677 |
| Arizona | 810 | $38,260 | $32,550 | $47,190 | $32,359 | $32,142 |
| Illinois | 3,150 | $38,190 | $31,230 | $50,640 | $31,120 | $31,133 |
| North Dakota | 110 | $38,120 | $35,300 | $46,860 | $32,809 | $36,882 |
| Missouri | 1,140 | $38,110 | $31,770 | $48,050 | $31,948 | $35,178 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,810 | $37,980 | $29,050 | $50,540 | $31,504 | $32,288 |
| Arkansas | 330 | $37,940 | $25,710 | $46,470 | $31,749 | $36,519 |
| Kentucky | 530 | $37,890 | $27,420 | $47,370 | $31,416 | $34,845 |
| North Carolina | 1,280 | $37,830 | $28,420 | $47,570 | $31,576 | $33,475 |
| Wisconsin | 1,310 | $37,730 | $27,310 | $49,850 | $31,524 | $33,502 |
| South Dakota | 320 | $37,580 | $30,530 | $47,820 | $32,376 | $36,547 |
| Michigan | 1,660 | $36,900 | $30,080 | $48,530 | $30,512 | $31,711 |
| South Carolina | 580 | $36,780 | $31,630 | $51,540 | $31,299 | $33,386 |
| Virginia | 1,610 | $36,780 | $27,140 | $53,250 | $30,432 | $30,100 |
| Oklahoma | 810 | $36,680 | $23,290 | $52,000 | $30,547 | $34,775 |
| Delaware | 630 | $36,450 | $31,750 | $46,340 | $29,976 | $30,033 |
| Alabama | 470 | $36,190 | $24,470 | $47,380 | $29,797 | $33,547 |
| Georgia | 1,850 | $36,110 | $28,390 | $48,720 | $30,141 | $31,301 |
| Kansas | 750 | $36,020 | $28,540 | $45,380 | $29,912 | $33,210 |
| Iowa | 830 | $35,610 | $26,100 | $46,840 | $30,091 | $34,287 |
| Tennessee | 760 | $35,610 | $25,370 | $45,430 | $30,793 | $33,518 |
| West Virginia | 270 | $35,140 | $21,390 | $50,480 | $29,525 | $32,990 |
| Louisiana | 590 | $34,860 | $26,540 | $44,350 | $29,530 | $33,479 |
| Mississippi | 270 | $34,350 | $21,690 | $45,660 | $29,138 | $33,510 |
| Wyoming | 90 | $32,940 | $19,280 | $44,520 | $28,647 | $30,906 |
| Puerto Rico | 160 | $23,560 | $21,840 | $47,500 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-9051. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.