SOC 43-9051 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$39,280

U.S. median hourly wage$18.89

U.S. employment55,230

Nationally, mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service earned a median of $39,280 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 55,230 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$49,240	$23.68	310	0.4
Massachusetts	$48,860	$23.49	1,050	0.3
Washington	$46,380	$22.30	1,360	0.4
Vermont	$45,380	$21.82	120	0.4
Utah	$45,150	$21.71	460	0.3
Minnesota	$44,840	$21.56	1,170	0.4
Maine	$44,780	$21.53	160	0.3
California	$44,410	$21.35	4,710	0.3
Connecticut	$43,970	$21.14	680	0.4
New Jersey	$43,700	$21.01	2,210	0.5
Oregon	$43,450	$20.89	370	0.2
Colorado	$43,430	$20.88	880	0.3
New York	$42,020	$20.20	5,990	0.6
New Hampshire	$41,060	$19.74	280	0.4
Nevada	$40,520	$19.48	420	0.3
Maryland	$40,280	$19.37	1,580	0.6
Nebraska	$40,080	$19.27	240	0.2
New Mexico	$40,080	$19.27	100	0.1
Idaho	$39,890	$19.18	110	0.1
Florida	$39,300	$18.89	2,470	0.2
Montana	$38,880	$18.69	180	0.4
Indiana	$38,490	$18.50	1,310	0.4
Ohio	$38,470	$18.50	2,210	0.4
Texas	$38,470	$18.49	3,250	0.2
Rhode Island	$38,330	$18.43	310	0.6
Hawaii	$38,270	$18.40	200	0.3
Arizona	$38,260	$18.40	810	0.2
Illinois	$38,190	$18.36	3,150	0.5
North Dakota	$38,120	$18.33	110	0.3
Missouri	$38,110	$18.32	1,140	0.4
Pennsylvania	$37,980	$18.26	2,810	0.5
Arkansas	$37,940	$18.24	330	0.3
Kentucky	$37,890	$18.21	530	0.3
North Carolina	$37,830	$18.19	1,280	0.3
Wisconsin	$37,730	$18.14	1,310	0.4
South Dakota	$37,580	$18.07	320	0.7
Michigan	$36,900	$17.74	1,660	0.4
South Carolina	$36,780	$17.68	580	0.3
Virginia	$36,780	$17.69	1,610	0.4
Oklahoma	$36,680	$17.63	810	0.5
Delaware	$36,450	$17.52	630	1.3
Alabama	$36,190	$17.40	470	0.2
Georgia	$36,110	$17.36	1,850	0.4
Kansas	$36,020	$17.32	750	0.5
Iowa	$35,610	$17.12	830	0.5
Tennessee	$35,610	$17.12	760	0.2
West Virginia	$35,140	$16.89	270	0.4
Louisiana	$34,860	$16.76	590	0.3
Mississippi	$34,350	$16.52	270	0.2
Wyoming	$32,940	$15.84	90	0.3
Puerto Rico	$23,560	$11.33	160	0.2
Alaska	Not published	Not published	130	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 183 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Springfield, MA	$51,490	$24.75	60	0.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$49,520	$23.81	170	0.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$49,270	$23.69	910	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$48,430	$23.28	30	0.3
Salem, OR	$48,420	$23.28	70	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$48,120	$23.13	310	0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$48,050	$23.10	330	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$47,500	$22.84	820	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$47,430	$22.80	620	0.3
Mankato, MN	$47,050	$22.62	40	0.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$47,050	$22.62	60	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$46,930	$22.56	370	0.3
Worcester, MA	$46,290	$22.25	80	0.2
Reno, NV	$46,230	$22.23	40	0.1
New Haven, CT	$45,710	$21.98	80	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$45,390	$21.82	80	0.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$45,380	$21.82	70	0.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$44,840	$21.56	880	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$44,800	$21.54	100	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$44,760	$21.52	400	0.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$44,580	$21.43	100	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$44,280	$21.29	270	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$44,220	$21.26	5,150	0.5
St. Cloud, MN	$44,220	$21.26	80	0.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$43,590	$20.96	270	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$43,540	$20.93	1,800	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$43,430	$20.88	670	0.4
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$43,240	$20.79	40	0.2
Iowa City, IA	$43,240	$20.79	40	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$43,180	$20.76	400	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$43,080	$20.71	170	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$43,000	$20.67	540	0.4
Carson City, NV	$42,660	$20.51	30	1.1
Madison, WI	$42,340	$20.35	150	0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$42,320	$20.35	490	1.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$42,200	$20.29	80	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$42,150	$20.26	170	0.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$41,940	$20.16	60	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$41,800	$20.10	700	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$41,760	$20.08	1,540	0.5
Kingston, NY	$41,390	$19.90	40	0.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$41,210	$19.81	80	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$41,200	$19.81	30	0.2
Boise City, ID	$41,150	$19.79	60	0.1
Visalia, CA	$40,830	$19.63	40	0.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$40,700	$19.57	30	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$40,660	$19.55	340	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$40,640	$19.54	70	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$40,620	$19.53	80	0.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$40,600	$19.52	50	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$40,590	$19.52	140	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$40,520	$19.48	310	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$40,300	$19.38	40	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$40,230	$19.34	90	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$40,230	$19.34	90	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$40,220	$19.34	300	0.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$40,130	$19.29	150	0.2
Bozeman, MT	$40,070	$19.26	40	0.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$39,990	$19.23	240	0.4
Killeen-Temple, TX	$39,890	$19.18	50	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$39,870	$19.17	100	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$39,740	$19.11	410	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$39,730	$19.10	380	0.4
Columbus, OH	$39,680	$19.08	500	0.5
Lincoln, NE	$39,650	$19.06	40	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$39,580	$19.03	530	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$39,540	$19.01	30	0.2
Rochester, NY	$39,520	$19.00	280	0.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$39,460	$18.97	270	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$39,390	$18.94	180	0.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$39,310	$18.90	100	0.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$39,120	$18.81	80	0.2
Asheville, NC	$39,100	$18.80	30	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$39,070	$18.78	120	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	$39,060	$18.78	470	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$39,000	$18.75	440	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$39,000	$18.75	70	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$39,000	$18.75	60	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$38,780	$18.64	160	0.3
Bellingham, WA	$38,760	$18.64	60	0.7
Utica-Rome, NY	$38,730	$18.62	120	1.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$38,630	$18.57	1,230	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$38,570	$18.54	2,380	0.5
Fort Wayne, IN	$38,540	$18.53	80	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$38,530	$18.52	290	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$38,520	$18.52	1,820	0.6
Lancaster, PA	$38,480	$18.50	130	0.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$38,460	$18.49	100	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$38,260	$18.40	600	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$38,180	$18.35	170	0.5
Richmond, VA	$38,170	$18.35	360	0.5
Fargo, ND-MN	$38,120	$18.33	50	0.3
Columbia, MO	$38,110	$18.32	50	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$38,100	$18.32	1,360	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$38,100	$18.32	130	0.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$38,050	$18.29	50	0.4
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$38,020	$18.28	150	0.9
St. Louis, MO-IL	$38,010	$18.27	720	0.5
Wilmington, NC	$38,000	$18.27	40	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$37,950	$18.25	40	0.2
Evansville, IN	$37,900	$18.22	40	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$37,900	$18.22	40	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$37,890	$18.21	100	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,870	$18.21	100	0.3
Amarillo, TX	$37,840	$18.19	30	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$37,840	$18.19	40	0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$37,800	$18.17	60	0.3
Helena, MT	$37,750	$18.15	40	0.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$37,730	$18.14	630	0.8
Akron, OH	$37,630	$18.09	170	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$37,620	$18.09	210	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$37,550	$18.05	50	0.4
Binghamton, NY	$37,520	$18.04	60	0.6
Billings, MT	$37,440	$18.00	40	0.4
Lexington Park, MD	$37,430	$18.00	30	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$37,430	$18.00	80	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$37,380	$17.97	610	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$37,320	$17.94	80	0.3
Bloomington, IL	$37,290	$17.93	50	0.5
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$37,230	$17.90	60	0.6
Green Bay, WI	$37,110	$17.84	60	0.3
State College, PA	$37,100	$17.84	40	0.6
Canton-Massillon, OH	$37,090	$17.83	30	0.2
Tallahassee, FL	$37,070	$17.82	50	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$37,020	$17.80	150	0.3
Peoria, IL	$36,920	$17.75	80	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$36,900	$17.74	900	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$36,870	$17.72	350	0.3
Lynchburg, VA	$36,820	$17.70	90	0.9
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$36,810	$17.70	40	0.3
Fresno, CA	$36,690	$17.64	80	0.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$36,680	$17.64	30	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$36,680	$17.63	450	1.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$36,670	$17.63	310	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$36,660	$17.63	490	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$36,630	$17.61	30	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$36,620	$17.61	160	0.4
Jackson, MS	$36,500	$17.55	100	0.4
Columbia, SC	$36,440	$17.52	160	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$36,400	$17.50	250	0.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$36,330	$17.47	50	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$36,320	$17.46	90	0.3
Wichita, KS	$36,310	$17.46	70	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$36,290	$17.45	60	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$36,210	$17.41	250	0.3
Toledo, OH	$36,100	$17.35	80	0.3
Columbus, GA-AL	$35,990	$17.30	40	0.4
Springfield, IL	$35,820	$17.22	110	1.1
Reading, PA	$35,800	$17.21	170	1.0
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$35,720	$17.17	400	1.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$35,610	$17.12	40	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$35,550	$17.09	40	0.5
Rapid City, SD	$35,540	$17.09	60	0.7
Topeka, KS	$35,500	$17.07	280	2.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$35,460	$17.05	80	0.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$35,320	$16.98	130	0.4
Springfield, MO	$35,300	$16.97	40	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$35,280	$16.96	80	0.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$35,260	$16.95	30	0.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$35,070	$16.86	30	0.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$35,030	$16.84	40	0.3
Waco, TX	$34,960	$16.81	60	0.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$34,880	$16.77	60	0.6
Lubbock, TX	$34,800	$16.73	30	0.2
Cheyenne, WY	$34,690	$16.68	40	0.8
Traverse City, MI	$34,670	$16.67	40	0.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$34,520	$16.60	50	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$34,510	$16.59	130	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$34,310	$16.50	50	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$34,140	$16.42	160	0.4
Appleton, WI	$33,900	$16.30	50	0.4
Spartanburg, SC	$33,870	$16.28	30	0.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$33,750	$16.23	210	2.0
El Paso, TX	$33,730	$16.22	70	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$33,430	$16.07	50	0.2
Savannah, GA	$33,200	$15.96	70	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$32,140	$15.45	80	0.4
Charleston, WV	$31,060	$14.93	50	0.5
Logan, UT-ID	$30,510	$14.67	Not published	Not published
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$29,990	$14.42	30	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$29,480	$14.18	50	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$24,090	$11.58	140	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	Not published	Not published	1,020	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.