The highest-paying states for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $45,220, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service). It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $41,550). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $45,220 |
$34,640 | 670 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $41,550 |
$32,500 | 930 |
| 3 | Louisiana | $39,980 |
$22,770 | 370 |
| 4 | Vermont | $39,540 |
$32,990 | 90 |
| 5 | California | $38,870 |
$30,740 | 3,670 |
| 6 | Colorado | $38,290 |
$29,620 | 650 |
| 7 | New York | $37,920 |
$30,490 | 7,120 |
| 8 | Washington | $37,630 |
$32,560 | 1,550 |
| 9 | Oregon | $37,500 |
$29,410 | 550 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $37,440 |
$29,020 | 3,710 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $36,850 |
$30,550 | 1,490 |
| 12 | Michigan | $36,300 |
$23,500 | 1,130 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $36,270 |
$29,800 | 160 |
| 14 | Connecticut | $36,140 |
$30,160 | 860 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $35,950 |
$23,520 | 3,870 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $35,930 |
$24,300 | 400 |
| 17 | Nebraska | $35,870 |
$30,650 | 1,000 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $35,680 |
$31,820 | 90 |
| 19 | Delaware | $35,120 |
$27,920 | 290 |
| 20 | Arkansas | $35,120 |
$25,010 | 290 |
| 21 | Maine | $35,050 |
$29,110 | 230 |
| 22 | Texas | $35,050 |
$24,290 | 4,810 |
| 23 | Utah | $35,030 |
$23,280 | 1,170 |
| 24 | Rhode Island | $34,820 |
$30,210 | 250 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $34,390 |
$22,340 | 1,410 |
| 26 | Montana | $34,300 |
$20,690 | 300 |
| 27 | Indiana | $34,140 |
$24,460 | 900 |
| 28 | Missouri | $34,100 |
$28,680 | 1,560 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $33,960 |
$25,340 | 230 |
| 30 | Ohio | $33,590 |
$23,070 | 2,680 |
| 31 | Illinois | $33,400 |
$24,960 | 2,640 |
| 32 | Alaska | $33,240 |
$24,330 | 110 |
| 33 | South Dakota | $33,220 |
$24,600 | 300 |
| 34 | Florida | $32,960 |
$24,030 | 3,150 |
| 35 | Georgia | $32,960 |
$28,870 | 5,220 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $32,730 |
$22,760 | 420 |
| 37 | Wyoming | $32,380 |
$22,900 | 170 |
| 38 | Maryland | $32,090 |
$26,000 | 1,700 |
| 39 | Arizona | $31,550 |
$29,160 | 1,690 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $31,200 |
$24,250 | 560 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $31,030 |
$26,590 | 1,330 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $31,010 |
$22,280 | 590 |
| 43 | Alabama | $30,950 |
$19,090 | 490 |
| 44 | Nevada | $30,660 |
$22,030 | 410 |
| 45 | Kansas | $30,240 |
$22,870 | 1,070 |
| 46 | Iowa | $29,890 |
$27,080 | 1,270 |
| 47 | Virginia | $29,580 |
$22,880 | 1,840 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | $29,290 |
$21,570 | 1,580 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $28,900 |
$21,090 | 360 |
| 50 | Idaho | $28,850 |
$25,050 | 160 |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $27,150 |
$22,720 | 40 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $25,250 |
$18,370 | 250 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $23,070 |
$18,180 | 160 |