Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

The annual salary statistics of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators (Except Postal Service) in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,540
25th Percentile Wage
$30,970
50th Percentile Wage
$31,970
75th Percentile Wage
$39,800
90th Percentile Wage
$54,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,540.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$31,970
4.07% -14.26%
2021
$30,670
-28.40% -
2017
$39,380
7.24% -
2016
$36,530
2.00% -
2015
$35,800
-2.04% -
2012
$36,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,970 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 11.7 percent (11.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$44,020
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$43,040
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$40,160
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$39,120
Fresno
$38,770
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$38,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$38,070
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$37,770
Modesto
$37,190
Vallejo-Fairfield
$37,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$36,710
Stockton
$35,930
Bakersfield-Delano
$35,290
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$34,380
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$34,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$34,170
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$33,160
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$32,810
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$31,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$31,710
Salinas
$30,870
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$29,310
Visalia-Porterville
$28,230

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California.