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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
43-5051 Postal Service Clerks
Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.
National estimates for Postal Service Clerks
Industry profile for Postal Service Clerks
Geographic profile for Postal Service Clerks
National estimates for Postal Service Clerks:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Postal Service Clerks:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 86,950 |
0.0 % |
$ 24.62 |
$ 51,200 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Postal Service Clerks:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 18.15 |
$ 18.74 |
$ 24.11 |
$ 30.29 |
$ 30.89 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 37,760 |
$ 38,980 |
$ 50,150 |
$ 62,990 |
$ 64,260 |
Industry profile for Postal Service Clerks:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Postal Service Clerks are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Postal Service Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Postal Service Clerks:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Postal Service Clerks:
Top paying industries for Postal Service Clerks:
Geographic profile for Postal Service Clerks:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Postal Service Clerks are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Postal Service Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Postal Service Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
9,120 |
0.56 |
0.89 |
$ 24.68 |
$ 51,330 |
| New York |
6,340 |
0.73 |
1.17 |
$ 24.88 |
$ 51,750 |
| Texas |
5,490 |
0.45 |
0.73 |
$ 24.84 |
$ 51,660 |
| Florida |
4,130 |
0.49 |
0.78 |
$ 25.02 |
$ 52,040 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,960 |
0.72 |
1.15 |
$ 24.65 |
$ 51,260 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Postal Service Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
460 |
1.64 |
2.62 |
$ 24.06 |
$ 50,030 |
| West Virginia |
950 |
1.45 |
2.33 |
$ 23.43 |
$ 48,740 |
| Alaska |
390 |
1.31 |
2.09 |
$ 22.10 |
$ 45,970 |
| Maine |
740 |
1.29 |
2.06 |
$ 23.71 |
$ 49,330 |
| Montana |
530 |
1.17 |
1.87 |
$ 23.14 |
$ 48,120 |
Top paying states for Postal Service Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
430 |
0.75 |
1.20 |
$ 26.53 |
$ 55,180 |
| Arizona |
1,120 |
0.40 |
0.63 |
$ 25.95 |
$ 53,970 |
| Massachusetts |
2,200 |
0.66 |
1.05 |
$ 25.56 |
$ 53,170 |
| Tennessee |
1,400 |
0.48 |
0.77 |
$ 25.46 |
$ 52,950 |
| North Carolina |
2,360 |
0.55 |
0.88 |
$ 25.32 |
$ 52,670 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Postal Service Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
6,290 |
0.71 |
1.14 |
$ 25.22 |
$ 52,450 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,620 |
0.62 |
0.99 |
$ 24.07 |
$ 50,070 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,900 |
0.44 |
0.70 |
$ 25.18 |
$ 52,380 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,680 |
0.62 |
0.99 |
$ 25.46 |
$ 52,950 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,570 |
0.52 |
0.83 |
$ 25.12 |
$ 52,250 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,430 |
0.55 |
0.88 |
$ 25.81 |
$ 53,680 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
1,370 |
0.77 |
1.23 |
$ 25.62 |
$ 53,290 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,360 |
0.38 |
0.61 |
$ 25.55 |
$ 53,150 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,290 |
0.49 |
0.79 |
$ 25.11 |
$ 52,220 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,150 |
0.49 |
0.79 |
$ 24.84 |
$ 51,670 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Postal Service Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kingston, NY |
140 |
2.63 |
4.21 |
$ 25.96 |
$ 54,000 |
| Beckley, WV |
100 |
2.45 |
3.92 |
$ 22.63 |
$ 47,070 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
150 |
1.61 |
2.58 |
$ 25.94 |
$ 53,950 |
| Wichita, KS |
460 |
1.59 |
2.54 |
$ 25.32 |
$ 52,660 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
60 |
1.57 |
2.52 |
$ 24.34 |
$ 50,620 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
50 |
1.49 |
2.38 |
$ 24.22 |
$ 50,380 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
70 |
1.47 |
2.35 |
$ 23.91 |
$ 49,740 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
50 |
1.46 |
2.33 |
$ 23.38 |
$ 48,620 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
50 |
1.38 |
2.20 |
$ 24.77 |
$ 51,520 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
40 |
1.26 |
2.02 |
$ 25.30 |
$ 52,620 |
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United States Department of Labor
