Postal Service Clerks Salary in the US
A postal service clerks earns a national median of $62,130 a year (mean $61,860) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #401 of 825.
How much does a postal service clerks earn in the US?
A postal service clerks in the United States earns a median of $62,130 a year (mean $61,860), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 22% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 73,720 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-5051), ranked #401 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$62,130
per year
Mean
$61,860
per year
Employment
73,720
US workers
National rank
#401
of 825 by median
What a postal service clerks earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a postal service clerks (SOC 43-5051) earns a median annual wage of $62,130 and a mean (average) of $61,860. The median is the midpoint — half of postal service clerks earn more and half earn less — and is 22% above 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 postal service clerks in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for postal service clerks is $62,130, and the mean (average) is $61,860. The median is the midpoint — half of postal service clerks earn more and half earn less.
- How does postal service clerks pay compare to the US average?
- At $62,130, a postal service clerks earns 22% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many postal service clerks are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 73,720 postal service clerks employed nationally (SOC 43-5051), across all industries.
- Where does this postal service clerks 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 43-5051. 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 43-5051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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