Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Rochester, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,690
25th Percentile Wage
$32,120
50th Percentile Wage
$37,680
75th Percentile Wage
$39,900
90th Percentile Wage
$47,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,690.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,680
21.92% 19.96%
2021
$29,420
-9.21% -
2020
$32,130
3.92% -
2019
$30,870
6.09% -
2018
$28,990
0.45% -
2017
$28,860
0.76% -
2016
$28,640
-1.96% -
2015
$29,200
-2.67% -
2014
$29,980
-3.44% -
2013
$31,010
2.74% -
2012
$30,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,680 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Rochester is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nassau-Suffolk.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$39,720
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$38,450
Kingston
$38,120
Utica-Rome
$38,070
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$37,690
Rochester
$37,680
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$37,180
Watertown-Fort Drum
$37,170
Glens Falls
$36,300
Syracuse
$35,770
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,770
Ithaca
$35,280
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,240
Binghamton
$32,710
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$32,650
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$32,580
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$32,130
Nassau-Suffolk
$30,500

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.