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Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Lafayette, Indiana

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$15,990
25th Percentile Wage	$17,080
50th Percentile Wage	$18,880
75th Percentile Wage	$24,700
90th Percentile Wage	$33,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $15,990.

Median salary trend

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$18,880	-54.13%	-49.63%
2013	$29,100	2.92%	-
2012	$28,250	-	-

Table 2. Compare Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Lafayette with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,880, Lafayette is the lowest paying city for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of Indiana, following city of Indianapolis-Carmel (median annual salary of $35,170). Compared with the highest paying city Indianapolis-Carmel, the median annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Lafayette is 46.3 percent (46.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Indianapolis-Carmel	$35,170
Fort Wayne	$34,130
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$32,430
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$31,870
Gary	$31,140
Terre Haute	$29,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$29,090
Lafayette-West Lafayette	$28,270
Elkhart-Goshen	$19,410
Muncie	$18,950
Lafayette	$18,880