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Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Bellingham, Washington

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$20,940
25th Percentile Wage	$21,870
50th Percentile Wage	$23,430
75th Percentile Wage	$25,030
90th Percentile Wage	$30,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Bellingham, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,940.

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 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	4-Year Growth
2016	$23,430	-2.18%	0.00%
2015	$23,940	2.63%	-
2014	$23,310	-0.51%	-
2012	$23,430	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,430, Bellingham is the lowest paying city for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of Washington, following city of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $39,210). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Bellingham is about 40.2 percent (40.2%) lower than that of the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$39,210
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$37,500
Bremerton-Silverdale	$37,450
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$36,840
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$35,800
Tacoma	$34,720
Olympia	$34,710
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	$34,140
Spokane	$33,350
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	$28,120
Bellingham	$23,430