308 metro areas

Postal Service Clerk Salary by City (2026)

Postal service clerks earn the most in Hattiesburg, MS, an average of $67,480 a year, against $61,860 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Florence, AL ($77,590 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $61,860BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $67,480Hattiesburg, MS
Best after cost of living: $77,590Florence, AL
Metro areas: 308With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for postal service clerks

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

Hattiesburg, MS$67,480
Asheville, NC$67,250
Ann Arbor, MI$67,120
Altoona, PA$67,040
Johnson City, TN$66,750
Merced, CA$66,620
Greensboro, NC$66,330
Detroit, MI$66,190
Greenville, NC$66,160
Raleigh, NC$65,980

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for postal service clerks
Item	Value
Hattiesburg, MS	$67,480
Asheville, NC	$67,250
Ann Arbor, MI	$67,120
Altoona, PA	$67,040
Johnson City, TN	$66,750
Merced, CA	$66,620
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$66,330
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$66,190
Greenville, NC	$66,160
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$65,980

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Florence, AL$65,810 nominal$77,590
Hammond, LA$65,370 nominal$77,400
Hattiesburg, MS$67,480 nominal$77,000
Johnson City, TN$66,750 nominal$75,910
Houma, LA$64,600 nominal$75,910
McAllen, TX$64,940 nominal$75,600
Florence, SC$65,040 nominal$74,950
Altoona, PA$67,040 nominal$74,900
Greenville, NC$66,160 nominal$74,840
Hickory, NC$65,640 nominal$74,180

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for postal service clerks
Item	Value
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$77,590
Hammond, LA	$77,400
Hattiesburg, MS	$77,000
Johnson City, TN	$75,910
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$75,910
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$75,600
Florence, SC	$74,950
Altoona, PA	$74,900
Greenville, NC	$74,840
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$74,180

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Postal Service Clerk salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Postal Service Clerk pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	Hattiesburg, MS	$67,480	$57,100	$72,590	$77,000
2	Asheville, NC	$67,250	$57,180	$72,200	$69,680
3	Ann Arbor, MI	$67,120	$56,830	$72,200	$66,530
4	Altoona, PA	$67,040	$59,200	$70,910	$74,900
5	Johnson City, TN	$66,750	$55,700	$72,200	$75,910
6	Merced, CA	$66,620	$54,560	$72,570	$67,790
7	Greensboro, NC	$66,330	$57,010	$70,910	$71,430
8	Detroit, MI	$66,190	$56,370	$71,030	$65,990
9	Greenville, NC	$66,160	$56,410	$70,970	$74,840
10	Raleigh, NC	$65,980	$55,890	$70,950	$67,220
11	Winston, NC	$65,870	$54,970	$71,260	$71,560
12	Florence, AL	$65,810	$53,580	$71,820	$77,590
13	Fayetteville, NC	$65,770	$56,490	$70,350	$71,510
14	Hickory, NC	$65,640	$53,960	$71,410	$74,180
15	Gainesville, GA	$65,370	$54,620	$70,680	$67,550
16	Hammond, LA	$65,370	$51,730	$72,090	$77,400
17	Oxnard, CA	$65,350	$53,500	$71,200	$59,120
18	Visalia, CA	$65,310	$53,540	$71,090	$65,420
19	Kalamazoo, MI	$65,230	$56,740	$69,410	$68,780
20	Tallahassee, FL	$65,150	$54,410	$70,450	$69,370
21	El Centro, CA	$65,040	$54,620	$70,180	$68,340
22	Florence, SC	$65,040	$54,200	$70,370	$74,950
23	San Francisco, CA	$65,040	$54,790	$70,100	$56,260
24	Akron, OH	$65,000	$56,390	$69,220	$69,620
25	Houston, TX	$65,000	$54,810	$70,010	$65,900
26	McAllen, TX	$64,940	$51,830	$71,410	$75,600
27	Trenton, NJ	$64,940	$53,190	$70,720	$62,940
28	Los Angeles, CA	$64,880	$54,330	$70,080	$57,130
29	Green Bay, WI	$64,850	$56,200	$69,120	$69,670
30	Burlington, NC	$64,810	$54,660	$69,830	$69,540
31	Pittsfield, MA	$64,810	$56,530	$68,890	$68,150
32	Worcester, MA	$64,810	$56,040	$69,160	$63,220
33	Youngstown, OH	$64,770	$54,180	$69,970	$74,110
34	Santa Maria, CA	$64,710	$52,440	$70,760	$59,480
35	Yakima, WA	$64,690	$52,770	$70,550	$67,710
36	Hilton Head Island, SC	$64,670	$51,540	$71,140	$65,980
37	New York, NY-NJ	$64,670	$54,520	$69,680	$57,450
38	Cleveland, OH	$64,650	$54,660	$69,580	$68,830
39	Flint, MI	$64,600	$55,490	$69,100	$69,440
40	Houma, LA	$64,600	$49,770	$71,910	$75,910
41	Punta Gorda, FL	$64,600	$52,040	$70,780	$64,260
42	Sacramento, CA	$64,540	$54,060	$69,700	$60,500
43	Fresno, CA	$64,420	$52,080	$70,490	$63,060
44	Chico, CA	$64,400	$53,100	$69,970	$63,640
45	Jacksonville, NC	$64,400	$54,910	$69,060	$69,940
46	Kahului, HI	$64,400	$53,910	$69,580	$58,870
47	Charlotte, NC-SC	$64,380	$54,350	$69,310	$66,130
48	Stockton, CA	$64,380	$52,190	$70,390	$61,260
49	Indianapolis, IN	$64,360	$54,020	$69,430	$67,250
50	Rocky Mount, NC	$64,360	$50,920	$70,970	$73,130
51	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$64,360	$52,830	$70,010	$59,110
52	Olympia, WA	$64,310	$51,900	$70,430	$62,030
53	Spartanburg, SC	$64,310	$52,830	$69,970	$70,630
54	Urban Honolulu, HI	$64,310	$53,660	$69,560	$57,960
55	Chicago, IL-IN	$64,270	$53,390	$69,640	$62,040
56	Modesto, CA	$64,230	$52,540	$69,970	$61,700
57	Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,210	$52,710	$69,890	$72,180
58	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$64,190	$53,270	$69,560	$70,180
59	Dallas, TX	$64,190	$51,360	$70,490	$62,270
60	Pinehurst, NC	$64,190	$54,290	$69,060	$72,670
61	San Diego, CA	$64,130	$54,160	$69,040	$57,320
62	Baltimore, MD	$64,110	$54,120	$69,010	$61,360
63	Riverside, CA	$64,110	$53,620	$69,260	$60,230
64	Salinas, CA	$64,060	$52,190	$69,930	$58,750
65	Las Vegas, NV	$64,040	$53,640	$69,160	$63,900
66	Lexington, KY	$63,980	$51,440	$70,140	$68,880
67	Morgantown, WV	$63,980	$51,630	$70,080	$68,560
68	Santa Cruz, CA	$63,980	$55,470	$68,180	$58,220
69	Atlanta, GA	$63,940	$52,560	$69,530	$63,900
70	Beaumont, TX	$63,940	$52,310	$69,680	$71,010
71	Kiryas Joel, NY	$63,920	$53,210	$69,220	$58,420
72	Charleston, SC	$63,900	$53,230	$69,160	$63,290
73	Vallejo, CA	$63,900	$54,310	$68,620	$58,910
74	Medford, OR	$63,860	$49,610	$70,870	$62,960
75	Wichita, KS	$63,840	$54,020	$68,660	$71,770
76	Greenville, SC	$63,790	$54,580	$68,330	$68,400
77	Knoxville, TN	$63,770	$52,850	$69,160	$68,890
78	Salem, OR	$63,750	$52,100	$69,490	$61,510
79	Seattle, WA	$63,730	$52,400	$69,280	$57,350
80	Orlando, FL	$63,710	$52,580	$69,200	$62,820
81	St. Cloud, MN	$63,710	$51,460	$69,740	$72,700
82	Sherman, TX	$63,710	$54,390	$68,310	$67,940
83	Baton Rouge, LA	$63,690	$49,110	$70,870	$70,160
84	Durham, NC	$63,690	$55,740	$67,600	$65,270
85	Dover, DE	$63,630	$51,270	$69,720	$65,260
86	Allentown, PA-NJ	$63,610	$53,730	$68,470	$63,630
87	Redding, CA	$63,610	$50,880	$69,870	$63,180
88	Bakersfield, CA	$63,590	$51,290	$69,640	$63,030
89	Barnstable Town, MA	$63,520	$54,830	$67,810	$64,590
90	Miami, FL	$63,500	$51,750	$69,310	$55,630
91	Flagstaff, AZ	$63,460	$53,830	$68,200	$63,250
92	Naples, FL	$63,460	$51,360	$69,410	$61,490
93	Reno, NV	$63,460	$52,440	$68,890	$62,820
94	Columbia, SC	$63,420	$53,500	$68,310	$67,710
95	Panama City, FL	$63,420	$51,500	$69,310	$65,180
96	Tampa, FL	$63,420	$52,020	$69,040	$62,860
97	Lansing, MI	$63,400	$53,210	$68,410	$66,740
98	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$63,380	$54,080	$67,950	$60,460
99	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$63,360	$52,520	$68,680	$67,280
100	Kingston, NY	$63,290	$51,880	$68,910	$62,840
101	Montgomery, AL	$63,290	$51,940	$68,890	$70,570
102	Nashville, TN	$63,290	$52,890	$68,430	$65,700
103	St. George, UT	$63,290	$52,600	$68,560	$65,030
104	Boston, MA-NH	$63,270	$53,480	$68,080	$58,440
105	Lake Charles, LA	$63,270	$50,290	$69,680	$73,700
106	El Paso, TX	$63,250	$49,840	$69,870	$70,350
107	Roanoke, VA	$63,250	$52,560	$68,540	$67,560
108	Santa Rosa, CA	$63,250	$52,400	$68,580	$58,680
109	Springfield, MA	$63,250	$52,350	$68,520	$65,840
110	Portland, OR-WA	$63,210	$52,040	$68,700	$59,960
111	San Luis Obispo, CA	$63,210	$50,860	$69,310	$58,210
112	Toledo, OH	$63,210	$53,620	$67,930	$69,120
113	Sandusky, OH	$63,170	$50,170	$69,560	$70,750
114	Lakeland, FL	$63,130	$51,040	$69,080	$64,990
115	Las Cruces, NM	$63,130	$51,630	$68,810	$69,980
116	College Station, TX	$63,110	$50,690	$69,220	$69,390
117	Manchester, NH	$63,110	$51,360	$68,890	$59,730
118	Milwaukee, WI	$63,090	$52,480	$68,310	$65,080
119	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$63,040	$50,900	$69,040	$67,730
120	San Jose, CA	$63,040	$52,290	$68,330	$57,090
121	Slidell, LA	$63,040	$52,980	$68,000	$67,990
122	Tucson, AZ	$63,020	$52,000	$68,470	$65,040
123	Staunton, VA	$62,960	$47,760	$70,470	$69,090
124	Denver, CO	$62,940	$53,540	$67,560	$59,500
125	Richmond, VA	$62,920	$52,730	$67,930	$64,300
126	Macon, GA	$62,840	$52,770	$67,790	$70,980
127	Albuquerque, NM	$62,800	$52,170	$68,020	$65,730
128	La Crosse, WI-MN	$62,770	$50,750	$68,700	$68,400
129	Waterloo, IA	$62,770	$50,460	$68,830	$72,100
130	Augusta, GA-SC	$62,710	$50,040	$68,970	$68,230
131	Evansville, IN	$62,710	$52,230	$67,870	$68,510
132	Bremerton, WA	$62,690	$51,830	$68,040	$59,360
133	Burlington, VT	$62,690	$53,100	$67,410	$62,100
134	Farmington, NM	$62,690	$49,500	$69,200	$71,480
135	Shreveport, LA	$62,670	$47,690	$70,050	$73,930
136	Lancaster, PA	$62,610	$50,750	$68,450	$63,720
137	Palm Bay, FL	$62,550	$51,560	$67,950	$62,550
138	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$62,520	$51,150	$68,120	$60,960
139	Corpus Christi, TX	$62,500	$48,570	$69,370	$67,440
140	Dayton, OH	$62,500	$51,580	$67,890	$67,430
141	Lafayette, LA	$62,500	$49,610	$68,870	$71,670
142	Lexington Park, MD	$62,500	$51,110	$68,120	$62,030
143	Providence, RI-MA	$62,500	$51,960	$67,700	$61,410
144	New Orleans, LA	$62,440	$50,000	$68,580	$67,430
145	Erie, PA	$62,420	$53,500	$66,830	$68,630
146	Buffalo, NY	$62,400	$52,020	$67,520	$65,110
147	Harrisburg, PA	$62,400	$50,150	$68,430	$63,250
148	Wilmington, NC	$62,400	$52,810	$67,120	$64,720
149	Lynchburg, VA	$62,380	$49,840	$68,580	$69,810
150	Phoenix, AZ	$62,380	$50,070	$68,430	$60,380
151	Salt Lake City, UT	$62,380	$50,920	$68,040	$61,840
152	Savannah, GA	$62,360	$50,540	$68,180	$65,500
153	Gulfport, MS	$62,340	$50,480	$68,180	$69,260
154	South Bend, IN-MI	$62,340	$53,660	$66,600	$67,130
155	Albany, NY	$62,320	$51,190	$67,790	$62,590
156	Rochester, NY	$62,320	$51,170	$67,810	$64,220
157	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$62,250	$48,960	$68,810	$72,000
158	Bellingham, WA	$62,230	$52,640	$66,960	$60,220
159	Canton, OH	$62,230	$51,900	$67,330	$69,600
160	Amherst Town, MA	$62,210	$51,520	$67,480	$62,060
161	Anchorage, AK	$62,210	$53,140	$66,660	$59,010
162	Portland, ME	$62,210	$52,310	$67,100	$61,080
163	Gainesville, FL	$62,170	$48,420	$68,930	$64,270
164	Longview, TX	$62,150	$49,880	$68,200	$69,450
165	Amarillo, TX	$62,110	$48,650	$68,720	$67,640
166	Killeen, TX	$62,110	$50,130	$68,040	$68,150
167	Prescott Valley, AZ	$62,050	$49,690	$68,140	$63,150
168	York, PA	$62,050	$50,460	$67,750	$64,640
169	Birmingham, AL	$62,030	$49,570	$68,160	$67,690
170	Lubbock, TX	$62,030	$46,680	$69,600	$67,930
171	Sierra Vista, AZ	$62,000	$50,480	$67,680	$69,470
172	Kingsport, TN-VA	$61,980	$51,770	$67,020	$71,700
173	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$61,980	$50,130	$67,830	$67,240
174	Deltona, FL	$61,960	$50,860	$67,430	$62,350
175	Decatur, AL	$61,920	$50,790	$67,390	$71,000
176	Harrisonburg, VA	$61,920	$48,510	$68,540	$65,250
177	North Port, FL	$61,900	$51,810	$66,870	$60,440
178	Abilene, TX	$61,860	$47,280	$69,060	$68,460
179	Binghamton, NY	$61,860	$50,090	$67,640	$66,610
180	Atlantic City, NJ	$61,840	$49,420	$67,970	$62,560
181	Grand Rapids, MI	$61,840	$50,750	$67,310	$64,720
182	Athens, GA	$61,820	$47,740	$68,760	$66,230
183	Fort Collins, CO	$61,820	$52,600	$66,350	$61,130
184	Reading, PA	$61,820	$52,040	$66,640	$63,690
185	Syracuse, NY	$61,800	$50,690	$67,270	$64,550
186	Peoria, IL	$61,780	$48,260	$68,410	$67,720
187	Yuba City, CA	$61,780	$49,210	$67,950	$59,270
188	Mount Vernon, WA	$61,760	$52,170	$66,480	$60,290
189	Spokane, WA	$61,760	$51,600	$66,770	$61,550
190	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$61,730	$50,190	$67,410	$64,730
191	Niles, MI	$61,730	$52,020	$66,520	$66,830
192	Alexandria, LA	$61,710	$48,030	$68,450	$72,020
193	Monroe, LA	$61,710	$46,920	$68,970	$73,820
194	Brownsville, TX	$61,690	$48,130	$68,370	$71,750
195	Sebastian, FL	$61,630	$48,730	$67,970	$62,690
196	Cape Coral, FL	$61,610	$50,710	$66,960	$60,200
197	Fort Wayne, IN	$61,610	$47,820	$68,390	$66,550
198	Saginaw, MI	$61,570	$55,490	$64,560	$67,740
199	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$61,550	$47,220	$68,620	$69,610
200	Omaha, NE-IA	$61,550	$49,860	$67,290	$66,970
201	Boulder, CO	$61,510	$52,940	$65,730	$58,470
202	Vineland, NJ	$61,480	$48,340	$67,950	$64,060
203	Myrtle Beach, SC	$61,420	$50,940	$66,600	$65,590
204	Provo, UT	$61,400	$49,190	$67,430	$62,510
205	Jackson, TN	$61,360	$45,200	$69,310	$71,750
206	Oshkosh, WI	$61,240	$48,730	$67,390	$65,900
207	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$61,240	$49,940	$66,810	$62,530
208	Scranton, PA	$61,210	$48,630	$67,410	$65,430
209	Mobile, AL	$61,150	$49,650	$66,810	$69,410
210	Jacksonville, FL	$61,130	$49,210	$67,000	$61,450
211	Port St. Lucie, FL	$61,110	$50,230	$66,480	$60,970
212	Lewiston, ME	$61,090	$47,960	$67,560	$64,480
213	Bloomington, IN	$61,050	$46,990	$67,970	$64,210
214	Traverse City, MI	$61,010	$49,670	$66,600	$65,340
215	Wichita Falls, TX	$60,900	$47,200	$67,640	$68,030
216	Pittsburgh, PA	$60,880	$48,440	$67,020	$64,310
217	Waco, TX	$60,860	$46,450	$67,970	$65,760
218	Huntsville, AL	$60,840	$46,990	$67,680	$65,370
219	Champaign, IL	$60,800	$46,530	$67,810	$65,590
220	Elizabethtown, KY	$60,800	$45,950	$68,120	$67,130
221	Charlottesville, VA	$60,760	$46,180	$67,930	$61,280
222	St. Louis, MO-IL	$60,720	$47,920	$67,020	$63,860
223	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$60,650	$51,310	$65,250	$64,450
224	Springfield, IL	$60,610	$48,730	$66,460	$65,350
225	Kansas City, MO-KS	$60,570	$47,960	$66,770	$65,450
226	Williamsport, PA	$60,550	$46,530	$67,480	$65,570
227	Sheboygan, WI	$60,510	$49,730	$65,830	$64,360
228	Bloomington, IL	$60,470	$49,150	$66,040	$64,650
229	Pensacola, FL	$60,470	$50,560	$65,330	$61,880
230	Tulsa, OK	$60,470	$47,400	$66,910	$67,780
231	Dothan, AL	$60,440	$45,340	$67,870	$72,100
232	Des Moines, IA	$60,420	$46,280	$67,390	$65,890
233	Rochester, MN	$60,420	$48,210	$66,440	$66,530
234	Jackson, MS	$60,340	$46,200	$67,310	$67,760
235	Janesville, WI	$60,320	$49,150	$65,810	$64,370
236	Greeley, CO	$60,300	$47,760	$66,460	$60,190
237	Ogden, UT	$60,260	$48,280	$66,140	$60,050
238	Colorado Springs, CO	$60,240	$49,520	$65,520	$59,820
239	Wenatchee, WA	$60,240	$47,300	$66,600	$58,000
240	Winchester, VA-WV	$60,240	$42,490	$68,990	$62,460
241	Boise City, ID	$60,220	$47,360	$66,540	$61,200
242	San Antonio, TX	$60,220	$47,070	$66,680	$63,580
243	Texarkana, TX-AR	$60,130	$44,550	$67,810	$71,570
244	Bowling Green, KY	$60,070	$42,020	$68,950	$66,610
245	Tuscaloosa, AL	$60,050	$44,990	$67,480	$68,450
246	Madison, WI	$60,030	$47,590	$66,140	$61,700
247	Austin, TX	$60,010	$47,150	$66,350	$61,190
248	Daphne, AL	$59,990	$47,550	$66,100	$63,350
249	Lebanon, PA	$59,990	$46,680	$66,540	$64,360
250	Fargo, ND-MN	$59,950	$41,790	$68,890	$65,970
251	Appleton, WI	$59,920	$46,840	$66,370	$64,840
252	Homosassa Springs, FL	$59,860	$46,650	$66,350	$64,040
253	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$59,840	$47,920	$65,710	$60,880
254	Tyler, TX	$59,840	$45,300	$67,000	$64,930
255	Clarksville, TN-KY	$59,740	$47,920	$65,560	$65,690
256	Yuma, AZ	$59,700	$45,740	$66,560	$64,400
257	Auburn, AL	$59,630	$46,950	$65,870	$67,810
258	Columbus, OH	$59,610	$46,840	$65,890	$62,440
259	Utica, NY	$59,590	$47,490	$65,560	$64,300
260	Paducah, KY-IL	$59,510	$44,240	$67,020	$69,130
261	Billings, MT	$59,490	$42,850	$67,660	$63,610
262	Grand Junction, CO	$59,490	$43,890	$67,180	$62,310
263	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$59,470	$45,180	$66,500	$69,240
264	Rockford, IL	$59,470	$48,400	$64,920	$64,530
265	Davenport, IA-IL	$59,450	$44,260	$66,930	$66,740
266	Little Rock, AR	$59,450	$45,780	$66,190	$66,530
267	Oklahoma City, OK	$59,360	$45,530	$66,190	$65,660
268	Fayetteville, AR	$59,320	$44,760	$66,500	$64,930
269	Duluth, MN-WI	$59,220	$44,660	$66,390	$66,710
270	Columbia, MO	$59,110	$44,820	$66,140	$66,090
271	Kennewick, WA	$59,090	$44,350	$66,330	$59,040
272	Santa Fe, NM	$59,090	$49,110	$64,000	$59,830
273	Watertown, NY	$59,050	$45,570	$65,690	$67,340
274	Columbus, GA-AL	$59,030	$46,200	$65,330	$66,110
275	Glens Falls, NY	$59,030	$44,430	$66,230	$62,220
276	State College, PA	$58,990	$49,130	$63,860	$60,960
277	Jonesboro, AR	$58,930	$42,830	$66,850	$68,620
278	Blacksburg, VA	$58,910	$45,820	$65,350	$63,540
279	Joplin, MO-KS	$58,880	$43,040	$66,710	$68,690
280	Salisbury, MD	$58,840	$43,100	$66,600	$61,540
281	Bend, OR	$58,820	$45,450	$65,400	$56,770
282	Logan, UT-ID	$58,800	$45,700	$65,250	$61,300
283	Wheeling, WV-OH	$58,590	$42,720	$66,410	$66,340
284	Weirton, WV-OH	$58,550	$42,370	$66,520	$65,770
285	Crestview, FL	$58,510	$47,010	$64,190	$60,300
286	Eugene, OR	$58,470	$45,700	$64,750	$57,570
287	Lawton, OK	$58,430	$42,270	$66,370	$67,990
288	Racine, WI	$58,430	$49,070	$63,020	$60,890
289	Springfield, MO	$58,410	$42,120	$66,250	$65,940
290	Chambersburg, PA	$58,360	$43,970	$65,460	$61,660
291	Manhattan, KS	$58,220	$42,600	$65,920	$64,570
292	Bangor, ME	$58,200	$42,930	$65,730	$60,310
293	Idaho Falls, ID	$58,120	$41,970	$66,060	$61,560
294	Ocala, FL	$58,120	$46,070	$64,040	$61,030
295	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$57,930	$41,410	$66,060	$63,920
296	Johnstown, PA	$57,800	$41,270	$65,960	$67,260
297	Ames, IA	$57,680	$46,180	$63,340	$64,930
298	Terre Haute, IN	$57,680	$42,760	$65,040	$65,700
299	Beckley, WV	$57,600	$41,330	$65,600	$65,180
300	Albany, GA	$57,220	$41,970	$64,730	$65,270
301	Topeka, KS	$57,180	$41,430	$64,940	$64,380
302	Jefferson City, MO	$56,950	$42,600	$64,020	$64,730
303	Lincoln, NE	$56,850	$42,600	$63,860	$62,080
304	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$56,830	$42,100	$64,080	$65,790
305	Charleston, WV	$56,800	$41,660	$64,270	$64,020
306	Lafayette, IN	$56,510	$40,850	$64,210	$60,480
307	Rapid City, SD	$56,430	$40,480	$64,290	$63,290
308	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$55,600	$40,080	$63,250	$64,160

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Postal Service Clerk salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays postal service clerks the most?

Hattiesburg, MS, where the average (mean) wage is $67,480 a year, followed by Asheville, NC ($67,250), Ann Arbor, MI ($67,120), Altoona, PA ($67,040). The national mean is $61,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do postal service clerks earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Florence, AL ($77,590 at national prices, $65,810 nominal), Hammond, LA ($77,400 at national prices, $65,370 nominal), Hattiesburg, MS ($77,000 at national prices, $67,480 nominal).

How much do postal service clerks make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $64,670; Los Angeles, CA: $64,880; Chicago, IL-IN: $64,270; Dallas, TX: $64,190; Houston, TX: $65,000 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do postal service clerks earn the least?

Of the 308 metro areas with their own estimate, Grand Forks, ND-MN has the lowest mean wage, $55,600. At local prices that is worth $64,160.