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.
| 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 |