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Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 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 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$24,440
25th Percentile Wage	$27,200
50th Percentile Wage	$29,510
75th Percentile Wage	$33,330
90th Percentile Wage	$38,050

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,440.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$29,510	-0.47%	14.71%
2021	$29,650	-0.34%	-
2020	$29,750	5.45%	-
2019	$28,130	0.85%	-
2018	$27,890	13.95%	-
2017	$24,000	-6.83%	-
2013	$25,640	1.83%	-
2012	$25,170	-	-

Table 2. Compare Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,510 in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Iowa City and 19.0 percent (19.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Iowa City	$36,860
Des Moines-West Des Moines	$35,740
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$32,090
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island	$31,300
Waterloo-Cedar Falls	$29,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$29,510
Ames	$29,020
Cedar Rapids	$28,980
Dubuque	$28,660
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$27,700
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$23,910