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Highest-paying States for Postal Service Clerks

The highest-paying states for postal service clerks (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 postal service clerks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $68,310, Virgin Islands is the highest paying state for postal service clerks. It is followed by Guam (average annual salary $63,260). 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 postal service clerks in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Postal Service Clerks (2022 Survey)

Rank State Average Salary i Entry Level
Salary i
# of
Empl. i
1 Virgin Islands
$68,310
$39,770 80
2 Guam
$63,260
$50,150 30
3 Hawaii
$61,860
$49,130 400
4 Delaware
$59,500
$39,770 230
5 New Jersey
$58,220
$39,770 2,480
6 Tennessee
$58,220
$39,770 1,340
7 South Carolina
$58,220
$39,770 910
8 North Carolina
$58,220
$48,130 2,060
9 California
$58,220
$39,770 6,770
10 District of Columbia
$58,200
$39,770 140
11 Michigan
$57,910
$39,770 2,550
12 Louisiana
$57,640
$39,770 1,160
13 New Mexico
$57,220
$39,770 620
14 Georgia
$57,220
$39,770 2,200
15 Maryland
$57,220
$39,770 1,330
16 Kentucky
$57,220
$39,770 1,240
17 Arizona
$57,220
$48,130 1,060
18 Illinois
$56,600
$39,770 2,880
19 Indiana
$56,600
$39,770 1,520
20 Texas
$56,600
$39,770 5,070
21 Virginia
$56,600
$39,770 2,160
22 Idaho
$56,400
$39,770 470
23 Ohio
$56,260
$39,770 2,570
24 New York
$56,200
$39,770 5,770
25 Florida
$56,200
$39,770 3,860
26 Massachusetts
$56,200
$39,770 2,090
27 Washington
$56,200
$39,770 1,520
28 West Virginia
$56,200
$39,770 910
29 Oregon
$56,200
$39,770 960
30 Pennsylvania
$56,200
$39,770 3,650
31 Puerto Rico
$56,200
$39,770 720
32 Minnesota
$55,540
$39,770 1,460
33 Vermont
$55,540
$39,770 440
34 Wisconsin
$55,540
$39,770 1,500
35 Alabama
$55,540
$39,770 1,310
36 New Hampshire
$55,430
$39,770 580
37 Colorado
$55,330
$39,770 1,220
38 Connecticut
$55,330
$39,770 1,020
39 Nevada
$55,200
$39,770 510
40 Utah
$55,200
$39,770 640
41 Mississippi
$54,480
$39,770 810
42 Maine
$54,480
$39,770 730
43 Rhode Island
$54,420
$39,770 260
44 Oklahoma
$54,420
$39,770 1,070
45 Missouri
$54,180
$39,770 1,870
46 Iowa
$53,440
$39,770 1,320
47 Kansas
$53,440
$39,770 1,280
48 Montana
$53,440
$31,320 510
49 Nebraska
$53,440
$39,770 740
50 Wyoming
$53,440
$31,320 270
51 South Dakota
$53,190
$32,430 410
52 Arkansas
$53,190
$39,770 1,030
53 North Dakota
$52,170
$31,400 360
54 Alaska
$51,310
$30,580 400
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