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Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,430
25th Percentile Wage	$28,620
50th Percentile Wage	$34,810
75th Percentile Wage	$39,950
90th Percentile Wage	$54,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,430.

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	$34,810	-6.52%	33.47%
2021	$37,080	30.96%	-
2020	$25,600	-1.80%	-
2019	$26,060	-7.79%	-
2018	$28,090	-0.57%	-
2017	$28,250	9.10%	-
2016	$25,680	-2.49%	-
2015	$26,320	4.90%	-
2014	$25,030	-3.04%	-
2013	$25,790	10.20%	-
2012	$23,160	-	-

Table 2. Compare Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Baton Rouge with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,810, Baton Rouge is the second highest paying city for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $38,360). Compared with New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Baton Rouge is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	$38,360
Baton Rouge	$34,810
Shreveport-Bossier City	$30,970
Monroe	$27,420
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area	$25,210
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	$22,870
Lafayette	$20,320