Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
SOC code 43-9051 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,780 | $14.80 |
| 25th percentile | $35,470 | $17.05 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $39,280 | $18.89 |
| 75th percentile | $46,450 | $22.33 |
| 90th percentile | $54,820 | $26.36 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service (SOC 43-9051), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 51 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 420 | $35,910 | $35,700 | $22,440 | $31,570 | $41,470 | $46,430 |
| Alaska | 110 | $42,050 | $39,100 | $33,800 | $36,140 | $45,970 | $54,950 |
| Arizona | 910 | $37,420 | $35,560 | $31,800 | $34,510 | $39,220 | $45,640 |
| Arkansas | 390 | $36,900 | $36,840 | $28,610 | $31,240 | $42,290 | $45,550 |
| California | 4,880 | $46,650 | $42,860 | $35,600 | $37,710 | $51,760 | $63,730 |
| Colorado | 600 | $44,410 | $43,160 | $33,990 | $39,230 | $47,700 | $56,380 |
| Connecticut | 820 | $44,610 | $42,370 | $35,370 | $38,550 | $48,320 | $53,820 |
| Delaware | 620 | $36,660 | $35,930 | $30,780 | $33,410 | $37,540 | $44,100 |
| District of Columbia | 380 | $51,770 | $48,230 | $39,000 | $40,580 | $60,200 | $70,820 |
| Florida | 3,350 | $39,660 | $37,800 | $30,280 | $33,270 | $43,680 | $47,690 |
| Georgia | 3,340 | $37,640 | $37,930 | $28,530 | $33,500 | $39,690 | $46,800 |
| Hawaii | 190 | $43,050 | $44,700 | $34,430 | $37,170 | $46,540 | $49,900 |
| Idaho | 140 | $39,310 | $40,890 | $29,590 | $30,640 | $43,830 | $45,060 |
| Illinois | 3,480 | $38,630 | $36,940 | $29,120 | $34,350 | $41,500 | $50,140 |
| Indiana | 1,350 | $38,690 | $38,750 | $30,350 | $34,430 | $42,370 | $46,590 |
| Iowa | 770 | $36,960 | $36,980 | $23,030 | $30,230 | $41,980 | $48,650 |
| Kansas | 590 | $35,250 | $35,060 | $24,360 | $29,750 | $39,530 | $44,500 |
| Kentucky | 560 | $35,390 | $35,590 | $23,070 | $28,990 | $40,300 | $46,070 |
| Louisiana | 360 | $30,260 | $27,300 | $22,700 | $23,630 | $35,070 | $41,600 |
| Maine | 220 | $41,570 | $40,100 | $34,670 | $37,640 | $46,430 | $48,250 |
| Maryland | 1,630 | $41,010 | $39,460 | $31,230 | $35,860 | $43,770 | $53,670 |
| Massachusetts | 1,360 | $46,760 | $46,160 | $34,580 | $35,550 | $54,030 | $59,480 |
| Michigan | 1,850 | $36,390 | $35,340 | $27,390 | $32,660 | $39,330 | $46,620 |
| Minnesota | 1,510 | $42,920 | $42,650 | $33,870 | $37,080 | $46,100 | $54,880 |
| Mississippi | 300 | $33,180 | $31,200 | $22,880 | $26,000 | $41,000 | $45,130 |
| Missouri | 1,180 | $38,580 | $38,170 | $30,180 | $34,340 | $41,070 | $48,600 |
| Montana | 170 | $38,350 | $37,570 | $29,850 | $35,470 | $41,970 | $47,370 |
| Nebraska | 270 | $39,530 | $39,150 | $31,530 | $34,000 | $42,850 | $47,820 |
| Nevada | 530 | $39,650 | $38,800 | $28,940 | $33,730 | $44,840 | $49,920 |
| New Hampshire | 280 | $40,050 | $40,130 | $24,960 | $34,710 | $45,490 | $53,800 |
| New Jersey | 3,490 | $44,830 | $40,570 | $33,920 | $36,890 | $48,210 | $61,690 |
| New Mexico | 130 | $39,480 | $38,770 | $31,210 | $34,530 | $43,090 | $50,650 |
| New York | 5,660 | $43,560 | $41,530 | $32,880 | $34,240 | $48,900 | $57,160 |
| North Carolina | 1,450 | $36,860 | $36,340 | $27,310 | $31,200 | $41,130 | $47,350 |
| North Dakota | 150 | $38,700 | $37,220 | $33,680 | $36,510 | $40,010 | $45,200 |
| Ohio | 2,150 | $39,330 | $37,960 | $29,720 | $35,030 | $44,870 | $48,570 |
| Oklahoma | 700 | $35,210 | $36,190 | $25,590 | $29,460 | $37,460 | $44,760 |
| Oregon | 490 | $42,450 | $41,410 | $35,090 | $37,370 | $45,590 | $51,700 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,790 | $37,390 | $35,760 | $26,990 | $31,870 | $42,550 | $49,400 |
| Rhode Island | 120 | $43,480 | $42,390 | $34,600 | $39,130 | $48,310 | $53,760 |
| South Carolina | 530 | $34,150 | $33,140 | $25,210 | $27,540 | $38,210 | $45,830 |
| South Dakota | 210 | $36,560 | $36,980 | $29,110 | $31,030 | $39,700 | $44,050 |
| Tennessee | 990 | $34,950 | $34,580 | $22,820 | $30,200 | $40,090 | $44,710 |
| Texas | 4,210 | $37,140 | $37,010 | $26,510 | $32,960 | $41,150 | $46,920 |
| Utah | 790 | $43,240 | $41,170 | $34,620 | $40,380 | $48,410 | $52,240 |
| Vermont | — | $43,370 | $43,440 | $37,440 | $41,330 | $43,440 | $50,540 |
| Virginia | 1,550 | $37,270 | $34,260 | $24,960 | $28,190 | $43,600 | $55,230 |
| Washington | 1,440 | $45,910 | $44,260 | $36,840 | $40,350 | $48,480 | $56,160 |
| West Virginia | 430 | $33,220 | $32,380 | $21,560 | $25,250 | $39,890 | $45,970 |
| Wisconsin | 1,560 | $37,680 | $36,500 | $27,720 | $31,430 | $44,750 | $48,260 |
| Wyoming | 130 | $32,480 | $32,650 | $18,720 | $28,340 | $37,670 | $41,260 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.