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

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$17,130
25th Percentile Wage	$18,330
50th Percentile Wage	$20,320
75th Percentile Wage	$24,680
90th Percentile Wage	$29,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Lafayette, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,130.

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 2019.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	7-Year Growth
2019	$20,320	-11.56%	-4.63%
2018	$22,670	2.82%	-
2017	$22,030	-13.71%	-
2016	$25,050	-5.19%	-
2015	$26,350	-8.05%	-
2014	$28,470	12.05%	-
2013	$25,040	15.10%	-
2012	$21,260	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $20,320, Lafayette is the lowest paying city for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of Louisiana, following city of New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $38,360). In comparison, the median annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Lafayette is 47.0 percent (47.0%) lower than that in the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner.

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