Pay by state · 54 states
Postal Service Clerk Salary by State (2026)
Postal Service Clerks earn the most in Guam at $68,810 a year and the least in North Dakota at $57,820 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $62,130. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $68,810Guam
- National median
- $62,130BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $57,820North Dakota
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Postal Service Clerk salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of postal service clerks OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUGuam | $68,810 | $60,530 | $75,030 | 30 | N/A |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $67,790 | $59,490 | $75,030 | 110 | $61,683 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $64,290 | $57,820 | $75,030 | 2,230 | $59,087 |
| 4 | NCNorth Carolina | $64,290 | $58,470 | $72,950 | 2,070 | $68,157 |
| 5 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $63,660 | $56,390 | $75,030 | 60 | N/A |
| 6 | CACalifornia | $63,650 | $57,430 | $75,030 | 6,410 | $57,487 |
| 7 | HIHawaii | $63,650 | $57,820 | $75,030 | 430 | $57,889 |
| 8 | MIMichigan | $63,650 | $57,820 | $71,930 | 2,340 | $66,153 |
| 9 | LALouisiana | $63,210 | $56,390 | $75,030 | 1,100 | $71,661 |
| 10 | MDMaryland | $63,210 | $57,430 | $75,030 | 1,240 | $60,224 |
| 11 | TNTennessee | $63,210 | $56,740 | $71,860 | 1,330 | $68,804 |
| 12 | NYNew York | $62,690 | $57,430 | $71,930 | 5,030 | $58,089 |
| 13 | OHOhio | $62,690 | $56,740 | $69,850 | 2,430 | $67,573 |
| 14 | FLFlorida | $62,610 | $56,390 | $71,930 | 3,540 | $60,543 |
| 15 | GAGeorgia | $62,610 | $56,390 | $72,950 | 2,070 | $65,020 |
| 16 | KYKentucky | $62,610 | $56,390 | $71,860 | 1,220 | $69,444 |
| 17 | MAMassachusetts | $62,610 | $57,820 | $71,180 | 1,950 | $59,202 |
| 18 | NVNevada | $62,610 | $57,430 | $71,470 | 460 | $62,623 |
| 19 | NHNew Hampshire | $62,610 | $57,820 | $69,850 | 500 | $60,107 |
| 20 | PRPuerto Rico | $62,610 | $58,470 | $69,850 | 670 | N/A |
| 21 | SCSouth Carolina | $62,610 | $57,430 | $70,890 | 960 | $66,785 |
| 22 | TXTexas | $62,610 | $56,390 | $74,030 | 4,900 | $64,508 |
| 23 | VAVirginia | $62,610 | $56,740 | $71,860 | 1,980 | $61,926 |
| 24 | CTConnecticut | $62,130 | $57,430 | $69,850 | 860 | $59,965 |
| 25 | MEMaine | $62,130 | $56,740 | $68,810 | 670 | $64,019 |
| 26 | AZArizona | $61,710 | $56,740 | $70,780 | 1,190 | $61,295 |
| 27 | DEDelaware | $61,710 | $56,740 | $75,030 | 230 | $61,829 |
| 28 | ILIllinois | $61,710 | $56,390 | $71,860 | 2,720 | $61,736 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $61,710 | $56,390 | $69,850 | 1,520 | $66,121 |
| 30 | ALAlabama | $61,640 | $55,660 | $70,780 | 1,240 | $69,396 |
| 31 | RIRhode Island | $61,570 | $56,740 | $68,620 | 250 | $60,197 |
| 32 | WAWashington | $61,570 | $56,740 | $70,780 | 1,460 | $57,535 |
| 33 | MNMinnesota | $61,050 | $56,740 | $69,510 | 1,380 | $61,904 |
| 34 | MSMississippi | $61,050 | $55,350 | $69,850 | 790 | $70,210 |
| 35 | PAPennsylvania | $61,050 | $56,390 | $69,700 | 3,650 | $62,569 |
| 36 | VTVermont | $61,050 | $56,740 | $68,810 | 400 | $62,323 |
| 37 | WVWest Virginia | $61,050 | $42,600 | $70,780 | 890 | $68,215 |
| 38 | WIWisconsin | $61,050 | $56,740 | $69,700 | 1,400 | $64,881 |
| 39 | COColorado | $60,530 | $56,390 | $68,810 | 1,230 | $58,737 |
| 40 | IDIdaho | $60,530 | $55,350 | $69,850 | 480 | $63,386 |
| 41 | KSKansas | $60,530 | $54,330 | $68,810 | 1,290 | $67,205 |
| 42 | OROregon | $60,530 | $56,390 | $69,850 | 960 | $58,562 |
| 43 | UTUtah | $60,530 | $55,350 | $69,850 | 620 | $61,226 |
| 44 | IAIowa | $59,970 | $42,600 | $68,810 | 1,190 | $68,333 |
| 45 | MOMissouri | $59,970 | $42,600 | $69,510 | 1,780 | $66,034 |
| 46 | NMNew Mexico | $59,970 | $54,330 | $69,850 | 660 | $65,035 |
| 47 | WYWyoming | $59,970 | $54,330 | $69,850 | 250 | $64,699 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $59,490 | $42,600 | $69,850 | 970 | $68,429 |
| 49 | NENebraska | $59,490 | $42,600 | $68,810 | 690 | $66,024 |
| 50 | OKOklahoma | $59,490 | $42,600 | $69,850 | 1,040 | $67,723 |
| 51 | MTMontana | $58,470 | $42,600 | $67,540 | 510 | $61,778 |
| 52 | SDSouth Dakota | $58,470 | $42,600 | $67,790 | 390 | $66,004 |
| 53 | AKAlaska | $57,820 | $36,360 | $62,610 | 410 | $56,487 |
| 54 | NDNorth Dakota | $57,820 | $42,600 | $67,540 | 330 | $64,996 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Postal Service Clerks, that changes the ranking: Guam leads on raw pay at $68,810, while Louisiana leads once prices are taken into account at $71,661.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Postal Service Clerk pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Postal Service Clerks the most?
Guam reports the highest median wage for Postal Service Clerks at $68,810 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($67,790) and New Jersey ($64,290).
Which state pays Postal Service Clerks the least?
North Dakota reports the lowest median for Postal Service Clerks at $57,820 a year, $10,990 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Postal Service Clerks earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Louisiana first at $71,661 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $63,210. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.