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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salaries across 50 states

$39,555
National Average (Median)
$49,240
Highest: District of Columbia
$32,940
Lowest: Wyoming

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

Compare Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$32,940
$49,240

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $36,190 AZ $38,260 AR $37,940 CA $44,410 CO $43,430 CT $43,970 DE $36,450 DC $49,240 FL $39,300 GA $36,110 HI $38,270 ID $39,890 IL $38,190 IN $38,490 IA $35,610 KS $36,020 KY $37,890 LA $34,860 ME $44,780 MD $40,280 MA $48,860 MI $36,900 MN $44,840 MS $34,350 MO $38,110 MT $38,880 NE $40,080 NV $40,520 NH $41,060 NJ $43,700 NM $40,080 NY $42,020 NC $37,830 ND $38,120 OH $38,470 OK $36,680 OR $43,450 PA $37,980 RI $38,330 SC $36,780 SD $37,580 TN $35,610 TX $38,470 UT $45,150 VT $45,380 VA $36,780 WA $46,380 WV $35,140 WI $37,730 WY $32,940

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
District of Columbia
$49,240
#2
Massachusetts
$48,860
#3
Washington
$46,380
#4
Vermont
$45,380
#5
Utah
$45,150

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Salary in All 50 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $49,240 $52,800 310
2 Massachusetts $48,860 $50,660 1,050
3 Washington $46,380 $48,130 1,360
4 Vermont $45,380 $44,510 120
5 Utah $45,150 $44,290 460
6 Minnesota $44,840 $44,220 1,170
7 Maine $44,780 $44,480 160
8 California $44,410 $47,290 4,710
9 Connecticut $43,970 $45,020 680
10 New Jersey $43,700 $45,950 2,210
11 Oregon $43,450 $42,890 370
12 Colorado $43,430 $44,390 880
13 New York $42,020 $44,030 5,990
14 New Hampshire $41,060 $42,310 280
15 Nevada $40,520 $40,930 420
16 Maryland $40,280 $41,980 1,580
17 Nebraska $40,080 $40,440 240
18 New Mexico $40,080 $40,720 100
19 Idaho $39,890 $39,330 110
20 Florida $39,300 $45,180 2,470
21 Montana $38,880 $39,060 180
22 Indiana $38,490 $39,370 1,310
23 Ohio $38,470 $40,000 2,210
24 Texas $38,470 $38,980 3,250
25 Rhode Island $38,330 $42,070 310
26 Hawaii $38,270 $41,380 200
27 Arizona $38,260 $39,870 810
28 Illinois $38,190 $40,720 3,150
29 North Dakota $38,120 $40,370 110
30 Missouri $38,110 $39,760 1,140
31 Pennsylvania $37,980 $39,450 2,810
32 Arkansas $37,940 $37,490 330
33 Kentucky $37,890 $38,000 530
34 North Carolina $37,830 $37,990 1,280
35 Wisconsin $37,730 $38,310 1,310
36 South Dakota $37,580 $38,250 320
37 Michigan $36,900 $38,550 1,660
38 South Carolina $36,780 $39,660 580
39 Virginia $36,780 $38,840 1,610
40 Oklahoma $36,680 $37,400 810
41 Delaware $36,450 $38,110 630
42 Alabama $36,190 $36,500 470
43 Georgia $36,110 $37,290 1,850
44 Kansas $36,020 $36,530 750
45 Iowa $35,610 $36,060 830
46 Tennessee $35,610 $35,590 760
47 West Virginia $35,140 $36,010 270
48 Louisiana $34,860 $35,010 590
49 Mississippi $34,350 $34,530 270
50 Wyoming $32,940 $33,400 90

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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