Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$38,150

Highest

$48,230

District of Columbia

Lowest

$27,300

Louisiana

Total Employment

62,530

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	District of Columbia	$48,230	380	+26.4%
2	Massachusetts	$46,160	1,360	+21.0%
3	Hawaii	$44,700	190	+17.2%
4	Washington	$44,260	1,440	+16.0%
5	Vermont	$43,440	0	+13.9%
6	Colorado	$43,160	600	+13.1%
7	California	$42,860	4,880	+12.3%
8	Minnesota	$42,650	1,510	+11.8%
9	Rhode Island	$42,390	120	+11.1%
10	Connecticut	$42,370	820	+11.1%
11	New York	$41,530	5,660	+8.9%
12	Oregon	$41,410	490	+8.5%
13	Utah	$41,170	790	+7.9%
14	Idaho	$40,890	140	+7.2%
15	New Jersey	$40,570	3,490	+6.3%
16	New Hampshire	$40,130	280	+5.2%
17	Maine	$40,100	220	+5.1%
18	Maryland	$39,460	1,630	+3.4%
19	Nebraska	$39,150	270	+2.6%
20	Alaska	$39,100	110	+2.5%
21	Nevada	$38,800	530	+1.7%
22	New Mexico	$38,770	130	+1.6%
23	Indiana	$38,750	1,350	+1.6%
24	Missouri	$38,170	1,180	+0.1%
25	Ohio	$37,960	2,150	-0.5%
26	Georgia	$37,930	3,340	-0.6%
27	Florida	$37,800	3,350	-0.9%
28	Montana	$37,570	170	-1.5%
29	North Dakota	$37,220	150	-2.4%
30	Texas	$37,010	4,210	-3.0%
31	Iowa	$36,980	770	-3.1%
32	South Dakota	$36,980	210	-3.1%
33	Illinois	$36,940	3,480	-3.2%
34	Arkansas	$36,840	390	-3.4%
35	Wisconsin	$36,500	1,560	-4.3%
36	North Carolina	$36,340	1,450	-4.7%
37	Oklahoma	$36,190	700	-5.1%
38	Delaware	$35,930	620	-5.8%
39	Pennsylvania	$35,760	3,790	-6.3%
40	Alabama	$35,700	420	-6.4%
41	Kentucky	$35,590	560	-6.7%
42	Arizona	$35,560	910	-6.8%
43	Michigan	$35,340	1,850	-7.4%
44	Kansas	$35,060	590	-8.1%
45	Tennessee	$34,580	990	-9.4%
46	Virginia	$34,260	1,550	-10.2%
47	South Carolina	$33,140	530	-13.1%
48	Wyoming	$32,650	130	-14.4%
49	West Virginia	$32,380	430	-15.1%
50	Mississippi	$31,200	300	-18.2%
51	Louisiana	$27,300	360	-28.4%