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Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$25,940
25th Percentile Wage	$28,860
50th Percentile Wage	$35,700
75th Percentile Wage	$43,860
90th Percentile Wage	$50,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,940.

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 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$35,700	1.85%	6.16%
2016	$35,040	-0.17%	-
2015	$35,100	0.66%	-
2014	$34,870	1.23%	-
2013	$34,440	2.73%	-
2012	$33,500	-	-

Table 2. Compare Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,700 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New Bedford and 18.0 percent (18.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New Bedford	$44,010
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	$42,400
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$41,600
Springfield	$40,400
Worcester	$39,580
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	$35,700
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton	$34,270
Barnstable Town	$33,260
Framingham	$30,470
Pittsfield	$29,390
Peabody	$29,260