Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 307 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $55,970 240
San Francisco, CA $49,320 590
District of Columbia $48,230 380
Massachusetts $46,160 1,360
Seattle, WA $46,040 960
Boston, MA-NH $45,690 1,050

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $39,100 110
      Alaska $39,100 —
      Anchorage, AK $38,020 50
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $37,550 150
      Huntsville, AL $37,430 40
      Alabama $35,700 420
      Montgomery, AL $34,920 60
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $38,940 120
      Arkansas $36,840 390
      Little Rock, AR $35,210 130
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tucson, AZ $36,190 90
      Phoenix, AZ $35,800 690
      Arizona $35,560 910
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $55,970 240
      San Francisco, CA $49,320 590
      Sacramento, CA $45,060 350
      California $42,860 4,880
      Visalia, CA $42,430 30
      Los Angeles, CA $42,400 2,180
      Santa Rosa, CA $42,180 40
      San Diego, CA $41,800 390
      Oxnard, CA $41,360 70
      Riverside, CA $40,290 310
      Stockton, CA $39,720 70
      Fresno, CA $39,530 50
      Bakersfield, CA $38,220 40
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $43,920 340
      Colorado $43,160 600
      Colorado Springs, CO $42,190 110
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $44,710 210
      New Haven, CT $42,690 80
      Connecticut $42,370 820
      Hartford, CT $42,370 420
      Waterbury, CT $36,650 40
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $40,580 1,680
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $35,930 620
      Sussex Delaware $34,840 50
      Dover, DE $34,610 30
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gainesville, FL $43,690 80
      Orlando, FL $38,850 430
      Tallahassee, FL $38,610 90
      Tampa, FL $38,110 510
      Jacksonville, FL $37,970 240
      Florida $37,800 3,350
      Miami, FL $37,440 1,180
      North Port, FL $37,080 80
      Deltona, FL $36,660 70
      Lakeland, FL $36,630 70
      Palm Bay, FL $36,040 50
      Pensacola, FL $34,640 60
      Cape Coral, FL $32,870 100
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $37,940 1,940
      Georgia $37,930 3,340
      Columbus, GA-AL $36,880 40
      Augusta, GA-SC $36,190 60
      Middle Georgia $35,340 30
      Savannah, GA $33,200 70
      South Georgia $32,050 40
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $44,700 190
      Urban Honolulu, HI $40,230 140
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $42,200 30
      Des Moines, IA $39,850 340
      Cedar Rapids, IA $39,140 30
      Dubuque, IA $37,260 40
      Iowa $36,980 770
      Davenport, IA-IL $36,750 70
      Southeast Iowa $34,390 120
      Northeast Iowa $26,710 50
      Northwest Iowa $26,020 30
      Southwest Iowa $22,010 40
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $42,490 90
      Idaho $40,890 140
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Illinois $39,520 30
      East Central Illinois $37,370 30
      Chicago, IL-IN $36,940 2,600
      Illinois $36,940 3,480
      Springfield, IL $35,520 120
      Champaign, IL $35,360 90
      West Central Illinois $34,100 30
      Peoria, IL $33,530 80
      Bloomington, IL $33,280 50
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $40,610 750
      South Bend, IN-MI $39,120 40
      Indiana $38,750 1,350
      Fort Wayne, IN $37,420 70
      Northern Indiana $35,960 80
      Central Indiana $35,350 30
      Evansville, IN $35,320 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $35,860 80
      Topeka, KS $35,120 150
      Kansas $35,060 590
      Kansas $27,350 80
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Kentucky $43,050 60
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $36,960 220
      Kentucky $35,590 560
      Lexington, KY $35,360 120
      South Central Kentucky $25,650 —
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Slidell, LA $34,880 60
      Shreveport, LA $34,520 50
      New Orleans, LA $33,480 90
      Baton Rouge, LA $27,300 120
      Louisiana $27,300 360
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $46,160 1,360
      Boston, MA-NH $45,690 1,050
      Springfield, MA $44,610 60
      Worcester, MA $42,700 130
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $39,930 520
      Maryland $39,460 1,630
      Lexington Park, MD $39,410 60
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $36,460 170
      Maryland $31,200 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $40,180 130
      Maine $40,100 220
      Southwest Maine $39,610 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $40,000 50
      Grand Rapids, MI $38,470 180
      Southern Michigan $35,880 30
      Battle Creek, MI $35,700 30
      Kalamazoo, MI $35,480 40
      Detroit, MI $35,440 950
      Flint, MI $35,420 40
      Michigan $35,340 1,850
      Lansing, MI $35,010 120
      Traverse City, MI $34,670 40
      Saginaw, MI $33,440 30
      Northern Michigan $27,030 30
      Mid Michigan $21,490 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $44,890 1,090
      Mankato, MN $42,980 60
      Minnesota $42,650 1,510
      St. Cloud, MN $42,490 100
      Duluth, MN-WI $40,990 40
      Southeast Minnesota $36,910 40
      Northwest Minnesota $36,900 60
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $38,270 470
      Missouri $38,170 1,180
      Springfield, MO $37,800 60
      Columbia, MO $37,190 40
      St. Louis, MO-IL $37,190 810
      Jefferson City, MO $34,520 50
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $30,680 40
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $36,190 40
      Jackson, MS $33,040 130
      Mississippi $31,200 300
      Upper East Mississippi $31,150 50
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $39,800 40
      Billings, MT $38,240 40
      Helena, MT $37,750 40
      Montana $37,570 170
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $41,380 90
      Raleigh, NC $39,190 190
      Winston, NC $36,920 100
      Charlotte, NC-SC $36,720 490
      North Carolina $36,340 1,450
      Fayetteville, NC $36,200 60
      Greensboro, NC $35,640 100
      Hickory, NC $35,260 30
      Asheville, NC $34,910 40
      Wilmington, NC $34,330 50
      Central North Carolina $33,530 40
      Western North Carolina $33,000 70
      Eastern North Carolina $29,360 30
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $37,670 30
      North Dakota $37,220 150
      Fargo, ND-MN $36,880 70
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $39,150 270
      Omaha, NE-IA $39,150 150
      Lincoln, NE $38,500 50
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $42,840 40
      Manchester, NH $40,660 70
      New Hampshire $40,130 280
      Central New Hampshire $39,080 40
      Southwestern New Hampshire $37,650 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $44,390 240
      New Jersey $40,570 3,490
      Atlantic City, NJ $38,550 30
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $39,310 90
      New Mexico $38,770 130
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Carson City, NV $42,660 30
      Las Vegas, NV $39,340 400
      Nevada $38,800 530
      Reno, NV $38,600 70
      Balance of Nevada $32,490 40
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $42,940 6,060
      New York $41,530 5,660
      Albany, NY $41,510 460
      Syracuse, NY $40,950 140
      Kingston, NY $40,660 40
      Rochester, NY $39,930 180
      Capital/Northern New York $39,580 120
      Utica, NY $39,530 110
      Binghamton, NY $39,520 40
      Kiryas Joel, NY $39,120 110
      Southwest New York $38,850 80
      Central East New York $38,450 90
      Buffalo, NY $37,590 230
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $39,520 90
      Columbus, OH $39,260 540
      Southern Ohio $39,260 30
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $38,440 510
      Cleveland, OH $38,270 350
      Ohio $37,960 2,150
      Akron, OH $36,530 120
      Toledo, OH $36,360 70
      Canton, OH $36,100 30
      Youngstown, OH $35,030 40
      West Northwestern Ohio $34,790 60
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $32,340 80
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Oklahoma $37,880 30
      Tulsa, OK $37,310 300
      Oklahoma $36,190 700
      Oklahoma City, OK $36,030 210
      Southeast Oklahoma $34,840 40
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $44,570 80
      Portland, OR-WA $43,140 320
      Oregon $41,410 490
      Eugene, OR $41,250 30
      Bend, OR $40,420 40
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $48,230 380
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      York, PA $38,160 100
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $37,860 2,480
      State College, PA $37,100 40
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $36,730 40
      Harrisburg, PA $36,660 240
      Pennsylvania $35,760 3,790
      Erie, PA $35,400 80
      Scranton, PA $35,350 100
      Allentown, PA-NJ $35,210 330
      Lancaster, PA $35,010 90
      Pittsburgh, PA $34,910 710
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $33,460 70
      Central Pennsylvania $30,530 130
      Reading, PA $29,790 200
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $25,460 170
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $43,950 150
      Rhode Island $42,390 120
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, SC $35,700 140
      Charleston, SC $34,720 100
      Greenville, SC $34,070 70
      Spartanburg, SC $33,870 30
      South Carolina $33,140 530
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $37,790 50
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $37,430 80
      South Dakota $36,980 210
      West South Dakota $35,200 40
      Rapid City, SD $33,480 50
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $41,430 230
      Nashville, TN $36,840 370
      Tennessee $34,580 990
      Knoxville, TN $32,570 110
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $30,470 70
      Kingsport, TN-VA $29,990 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Region of Texas $43,240 40
      Waco, TX $39,590 40
      Brownsville, TX $39,230 40
      Austin, TX $37,750 340
      Dallas, TX $37,370 1,520
      San Antonio, TX $37,180 340
      Killeen, TX $37,160 60
      Houston, TX $37,010 1,080
      Texas $37,010 4,210
      Amarillo, TX $36,170 40
      Lubbock, TX $34,800 30
      Corpus Christi, TX $31,910 40
      El Paso, TX $31,550 70
      North Region of Texas $31,200 50
      Hill Country Region of Texas $30,110 30
      McAllen, TX $27,980 70
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Provo, UT $44,840 90
      Salt Lake City, UT $41,170 600
      Utah $41,170 790
      Logan, UT-ID $29,620 —
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $35,030 240
      Richmond, VA $34,820 340
      Southside Virginia $34,800 30
      Virginia $34,260 1,550
      West Virginia $32,380 430
      Roanoke, VA $29,990 40
      Northern West Virginia $29,120 50
      Lynchburg, VA $25,400 60
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $43,440 —
      Vermont $43,440 —
      Northern Vermont $41,760 —
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $46,040 960
      Olympia, WA $44,700 50
      Washington $44,260 1,440
      Bellingham, WA $43,090 50
      Bremerton, WA $42,670 30
      Spokane, WA $39,060 120
      Eastern Washington $35,460 30
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $39,840 190
      Green Bay, WI $37,850 90
      Oshkosh, WI $37,550 100
      Milwaukee, WI $36,500 720
      Wisconsin $36,500 1,560
      Northeastern Wisconsin $36,280 70
      South Central Wisconsin $35,470 50
      Appleton, WI $35,260 70
      Western Wisconsin $30,410 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $34,100 70
      Charleston, WV $31,280 60
      Morgantown, WV $30,270 30
      Wheeling, WV-OH $27,330 80
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $35,150 50
      Wyoming $32,650 130
      Eastern Wyoming $30,590 30
      Western Wyoming $29,590 40