Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Salary in the US
A mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service earns a national median of $39,280 a year (mean $41,650) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #736 of 825.
How much does a mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service earn in the US?
A mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in the United States earns a median of $39,280 a year (mean $41,650), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 23% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 55,230 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-9051), ranked #736 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$39,280
per year
Mean
$41,650
per year
Employment
55,230
US workers
National rank
#736
of 825 by median
What a mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service (SOC 43-9051) earns a median annual wage of $39,280 and a mean (average) of $41,650. The median is the midpoint — half of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service earn more and half earn less — and is 23% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service is $39,280, and the mean (average) is $41,650. The median is the midpoint — half of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service earn more and half earn less.
- How does mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service pay compare to the US average?
- At $39,280, a mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service earns 23% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 55,230 mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service employed nationally (SOC 43-9051), across all industries.
- Where does this mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-9051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-9051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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