43 Series · SOC 43-5051
Postal Service Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $62,130
- Median / year
- +0.8%
- 2024→2025
- $75,030
- Top 10% earn
- -3.5%
- Growth '24–'34
- 73,720
- Estimated US jobs
Postal Service Clerks earn a median of $62,130 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $62,130, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $42,600 (10th percentile) to $75,030 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 73,720 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Guam ($68,810).
The pay verdict
Postal Service Clerks earn a median of $62,130, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 51% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #4 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 3.5% by 2034.
- $62,130
- Median annual wage
- Top 49%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #4 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Guam at $68,810. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Postal Service Clerks moved from $48,330 in May 2019 to $62,130 in May 2025 (+28.6%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Postal Service Clerks sits +4.1 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Postal Service Clerks (SOC 43-5051) has a national median of $62,130 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $42,600 to $75,030, and the published mean is $61,860. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 73,720 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 441 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $61,630 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $62,130 in May 2025, a rise of $500 (+0.8%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -3.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 6,100 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as short-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Office and Administrative Support Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Guam pays the highest state median at $68,810, which is +11% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Asheville, NC at $69,700. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$62,130
per year
Median Hourly
$29.87/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$61,860
average
Employment
73,720
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Postal Service Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$62,130 Top 49% higher than 51% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 (this entry) | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$62,130 · 51st percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Postal Service Clerks; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Customer Service Rep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.5%, Median annual wage $44770
- Office Clerks, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.7%, Median annual wage $45010
- Secretaries and Admi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $47540
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.3%, Median annual wage $69500
- Bookkeeping, Account…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $50670
- Medical Secretaries …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.2%, Median annual wage $45930
- Shipping, Receiving,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.7%, Median annual wage $45260
- Executive Secretarie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $76590
- Billing and Posting …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.4%, Median annual wage $48500
- Production, Planning…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $59650
- Tellers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -12.9%, Median annual wage $43030
- Postal Service Mail …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.5%, Median annual wage $60550
- Hotel, Motel, and Re…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $35070
- Insurance Claims and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.7%, Median annual wage $49230
- Dispatchers, Except …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.9%, Median annual wage $50340
- Office and Administr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.8%, Median annual wage $45670
- Court, Municipal, an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $48700
- Loan Interviewers an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.3%, Median annual wage $50020
- Bill and Account Col…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.5%, Median annual wage $47030
- Legal Secretaries an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $55570
- Eligibility Intervie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $54210
- Payroll and Timekeep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -16.7%, Median annual wage $58260
- Interviewers, Except…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -11.6%, Median annual wage $45920
- Postal Service Clerks: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.5%, Median annual wage $62130
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-3.5%
Declining
Annual Openings
6,100
per year (projected)
Employment Change
-2,600
74,200 (2024) → 71,600 (2034)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Office and Administrative Support Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Postal Service Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Sell and collect payment for products such as stamps, prepaid mail envelopes, and money orders.
- ▸ Weigh letters and parcels, compute mailing costs based on type, weight, and destination, and affix correct postage.
- ▸ Keep money drawers in order, and record and balance daily transactions.
- ▸ Check mail to ensure correct postage and that packages and letters are in proper condition for mailing.
- ▸ Register, certify, and insure letters and parcels.
- ▸ Complete forms regarding changes of address, or theft or loss of mail, or for special services such as registered or priority mail.
- ▸ Sort incoming and outgoing mail, according to type and destination, by hand or by operating electronic mail-sorting and scanning devices.
- ▸ Receive letters and parcels, and place mail into bags.
- ▸ Put undelivered parcels away, retrieve them when customers come to claim them, and complete any related documentation.
- ▸ Obtain signatures from recipients of registered or special delivery mail.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Postal Service Clerks pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $56,790 |
| 2016 | $56,790 |
| 2017 | $58,550 |
| 2018 | $55,280 |
| 2019 | $48,330 |
| 2020 | $50,150 |
| 2021 | $52,290 |
| 2022 | $56,200 |
| 2023 | $59,570 |
| 2024 | $61,630 |
| 2025 | $62,130 |
2015 median
$56,790
2025 median
$62,130
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$13,800 (+28.6%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+4.3%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $56,790 | First banked release | 78,660 |
| May 2016 | $56,790 | +0.0% | 82,030 |
| May 2017 | $58,550 | +3.1% | 82,890 |
| May 2018 | $55,280 | -5.6% | 78,830 |
| May 2019 | $48,330 | Classification break | 81,170 |
| May 2020 | $50,150 | +3.8% | 86,950 |
| May 2021 | $52,290 | +4.3% | 79,320 |
| May 2022 | $56,200 | +7.5% | 77,690 |
| May 2023 | $59,570 | +6.0% | 78,130 |
| May 2024 | $61,630 | +3.5% | 78,060 |
| May 2025 | $62,130 | +0.8% | 73,720 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $56,790 in May 2015 to $62,130 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.3% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 81,170 in May 2019 to 73,720 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guam | $68,810 | +11% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $67,790 | +9% above national |
| 3 | New Jersey | $64,290 | +3% above national |
| 4 | North Carolina | $64,290 | +3% above national |
| 5 | Virgin Islands | $63,660 | +2% above national |
| 6 | California | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 8 | Michigan | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 9 | Louisiana | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 10 | Maryland | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 11 | Tennessee | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 12 | New York | $62,690 | +1% above national |
| 13 | Ohio | $62,690 | +1% above national |
| 14 | Florida | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 15 | Georgia | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Kentucky | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 17 | Massachusetts | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Nevada | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 20 | South Carolina | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Texas | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Virginia | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Connecticut | $62,130 | same as national |
| 25 | Maine | $62,130 | same as national |
| 26 | Arizona | $61,710 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Delaware | $61,710 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Illinois | $61,710 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Indiana | $61,710 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Alabama | $61,640 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Rhode Island | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 32 | Washington | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 33 | Minnesota | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Mississippi | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 36 | Vermont | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 37 | West Virginia | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 38 | Wisconsin | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 39 | Colorado | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 40 | Idaho | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 41 | Kansas | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 42 | Oregon | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 43 | Utah | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 44 | Iowa | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 45 | Missouri | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 46 | New Mexico | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 47 | Wyoming | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 48 | Arkansas | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 49 | Nebraska | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 51 | Montana | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 52 | South Dakota | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 53 | Alaska | $57,820 | 7% below national |
| 54 | North Dakota | $57,820 | 7% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asheville, NC | $69,700 | +12% above national |
| 2 | Hattiesburg, MS | $69,700 | +12% above national |
| 3 | Merced, CA | $69,160 | +11% above national |
| 4 | Ann Arbor, MI | $68,810 | +11% above national |
| 5 | Johnson City, TN | $68,810 | +11% above national |
| 6 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $68,810 | +11% above national |
| 7 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $68,670 | +11% above national |
| 8 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $68,620 | +10% above national |
| 9 | Altoona, PA | $68,540 | +10% above national |
| 10 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $68,540 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Medford, OR | $67,790 | +9% above national |
| 12 | Morgantown, WV | $67,660 | +9% above national |
| 13 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $66,750 | +7% above national |
| 14 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $66,750 | +7% above national |
| 15 | Greenville, NC | $66,750 | +7% above national |
| 16 | Spartanburg, SC | $66,750 | +7% above national |
| 17 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $66,750 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Winston-Salem, NC | $66,750 | +7% above national |
| 19 | Yakima, WA | $66,750 | +7% above national |
| 20 | Hammond, LA | $66,600 | +7% above national |
| 21 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $66,520 | +7% above national |
| 22 | Visalia, CA | $66,520 | +7% above national |
| 23 | Corpus Christi, TX | $66,460 | +7% above national |
| 24 | Gainesville, GA | $66,460 | +7% above national |
| 25 | Rocky Mount, NC | $66,460 | +7% above national |
| 26 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $66,140 | +6% above national |
| 27 | Sandusky, OH | $66,060 | +6% above national |
| 28 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $65,710 | +6% above national |
| 29 | Farmington, NM | $65,710 | +6% above national |
| 30 | Fresno, CA | $65,710 | +6% above national |
| 31 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $65,710 | +6% above national |
| 32 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $65,710 | +6% above national |
| 33 | Fayetteville, NC | $65,660 | +6% above national |
| 34 | Tallahassee, FL | $65,660 | +6% above national |
| 35 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $65,600 | +6% above national |
| 36 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $65,600 | +6% above national |
| 37 | St. Cloud, MN | $65,540 | +5% above national |
| 38 | Florence, SC | $65,370 | +5% above national |
| 39 | Redding, CA | $65,370 | +5% above national |
| 40 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $65,370 | +5% above national |
| 41 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $65,370 | +5% above national |
| 42 | Chico, CA | $65,190 | +5% above national |
| 43 | Burlington, NC | $65,170 | +5% above national |
| 44 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $65,170 | +5% above national |
| 45 | Alexandria, LA | $65,020 | +5% above national |
| 46 | Dover, DE | $64,830 | +4% above national |
| 47 | Akron, OH | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 49 | El Paso, TX | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 50 | Harrisonburg, VA | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 51 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 52 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 53 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 54 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Punta Gorda, FL | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 56 | Salem, OR | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 58 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $64,670 | +4% above national |
| 59 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $64,630 | +4% above national |
| 60 | Cleveland, OH | $64,630 | +4% above national |
| 61 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $64,630 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Pittsfield, MA | $64,630 | +4% above national |
| 63 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $64,630 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $64,630 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Baton Rouge, LA | $64,480 | +4% above national |
| 66 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $64,480 | +4% above national |
| 67 | Gainesville, FL | $64,290 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Jackson, TN | $64,290 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Lubbock, TX | $64,290 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Roanoke, VA | $64,290 | +3% above national |
| 71 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $64,290 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $64,290 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Worcester, MA | $64,290 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $64,140 | +3% above national |
| 75 | El Centro, CA | $63,970 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $63,970 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Manhattan, KS | $63,920 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Bowling Green, KY | $63,670 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $63,670 | +2% above national |
| 80 | Flint, MI | $63,670 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $63,670 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $63,670 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $63,660 | +2% above national |
| 84 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $63,660 | +2% above national |
| 85 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 88 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 90 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Knoxville, TN | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Montgomery, AL | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 98 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Reno, NV | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Rochester, NY | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Salinas, CA | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 104 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Savannah, GA | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Springfield, MA | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 108 | Tucson, AZ | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Vallejo, CA | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Wichita, KS | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Elizabethtown, KY | $63,640 | +2% above national |
| 112 | St. George, UT | $63,450 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Abilene, TX | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Decatur, AL | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Fargo, ND-MN | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Green Bay, WI | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Kingston, NY | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Lexington Park, MD | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Winchester, VA-WV | $63,210 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Binghamton, NY | $63,170 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $63,130 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $62,950 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $62,910 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,910 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Erie, PA | $62,910 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $62,910 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Modesto, CA | $62,910 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Toledo, OH | $62,690 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $62,670 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Peoria, IL | $62,670 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $62,650 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Barnstable Town, MA | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Birmingham, AL | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Bloomington, IN | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Evansville, IN | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Flagstaff, AZ | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Fort Wayne, IN | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Lafayette, LA | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Lake Charles, LA | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Lancaster, PA | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 150 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 159 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Syracuse, NY | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $62,370 | same as national |
| 162 | Las Cruces, NM | $62,370 | same as national |
| 163 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $62,370 | same as national |
| 164 | Columbia, SC | $62,130 | same as national |
| 165 | Jacksonville, NC | $62,130 | same as national |
| 166 | Johnstown, PA | $62,130 | same as national |
| 167 | Mobile, AL | $62,130 | same as national |
| 168 | Monroe, LA | $62,130 | same as national |
| 169 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $62,130 | same as national |
| 170 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $62,130 | same as national |
| 171 | Sheboygan, WI | $62,130 | same as national |
| 172 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $62,130 | same as national |
| 173 | Traverse City, MI | $62,130 | same as national |
| 174 | York-Hanover, PA | $62,130 | same as national |
| 175 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $61,920 | same as national |
| 176 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $61,870 | same as national |
| 177 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $61,850 | same as national |
| 178 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $61,850 | same as national |
| 179 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $61,850 | same as national |
| 180 | Bellingham, WA | $61,710 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $61,710 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Wichita Falls, TX | $61,710 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Albuquerque, NM | $61,640 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $61,640 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Bangor, ME | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Lynchburg, VA | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Vineland, NJ | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Wilmington, NC | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $61,430 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Omaha, NE-IA | $61,310 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $61,150 | 2% below national |
| 206 | Billings, MT | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 207 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 208 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 209 | Charlottesville, VA | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 210 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 211 | Glens Falls, NY | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 212 | Jackson, MS | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 213 | Jacksonville, FL | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 214 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 215 | Lebanon, PA | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 216 | Longview, TX | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 217 | Pittsburgh, PA | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 218 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 219 | Reading, PA | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 220 | Richmond, VA | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 221 | Rochester, MN | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 222 | Saginaw, MI | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 223 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 224 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 226 | Springfield, IL | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 227 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 228 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Yuba City, CA | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 230 | Amarillo, TX | $60,890 | 2% below national |
| 231 | Dothan, AL | $60,790 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Greeley, CO | $60,790 | 2% below national |
| 233 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $60,740 | 2% below national |
| 234 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $60,740 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $60,740 | 2% below national |
| 236 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $60,740 | 2% below national |
| 237 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 238 | Boise City, ID | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 239 | Boulder, CO | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 240 | Columbus, OH | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 241 | Duluth, MN-WI | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 242 | Huntsville, AL | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 243 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 244 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 245 | Niles, MI | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 246 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 247 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 248 | Utica-Rome, NY | $60,530 | 3% below national |
| 249 | Salisbury, MD | $60,510 | 3% below national |
| 250 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $60,250 | 3% below national |
| 251 | Joplin, MO-KS | $60,250 | 3% below national |
| 252 | Paducah, KY-IL | $60,250 | 3% below national |
| 253 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $60,250 | 3% below national |
| 254 | Springfield, MO | $60,250 | 3% below national |
| 255 | Bloomington, IL | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 256 | Jonesboro, AR | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 257 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 258 | Lawton, OK | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 259 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 260 | Waco, TX | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 261 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 262 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 263 | Williamsport, PA | $59,970 | 3% below national |
| 264 | Ogden, UT | $59,860 | 4% below national |
| 265 | Anchorage, AK | $59,760 | 4% below national |
| 266 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $59,730 | 4% below national |
| 267 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $59,730 | 4% below national |
| 268 | Appleton, WI | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 269 | Beckley, WV | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 270 | Chambersburg, PA | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 271 | Colorado Springs, CO | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 272 | Columbia, MO | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 273 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 274 | Madison, WI | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 275 | Oklahoma City, OK | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 276 | Rockford, IL | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 277 | Santa Fe, NM | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 278 | Topeka, KS | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 279 | Tulsa, OK | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 280 | Columbus, GA-AL | $59,190 | 5% below national |
| 281 | Ocala, FL | $59,190 | 5% below national |
| 282 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $58,980 | 5% below national |
| 283 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $58,880 | 5% below national |
| 284 | Grand Junction, CO | $58,880 | 5% below national |
| 285 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $58,880 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $58,880 | 5% below national |
| 287 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $58,880 | 5% below national |
| 288 | State College, PA | $58,880 | 5% below national |
| 289 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $58,880 | 5% below national |
| 290 | Tyler, TX | $58,680 | 6% below national |
| 291 | Ames, IA | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 292 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 293 | Bend, OR | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 294 | Charleston, WV | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 295 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 296 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 297 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 298 | Jefferson City, MO | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 299 | Yuma, AZ | $58,470 | 6% below national |
| 300 | Idaho Falls, ID | $58,460 | 6% below national |
| 301 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $58,150 | 6% below national |
| 302 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $58,150 | 6% below national |
| 303 | Logan, UT-ID | $57,820 | 7% below national |
| 304 | Albany, GA | $57,640 | 7% below national |
| 305 | Lincoln, NE | $57,430 | 8% below national |
| 306 | Rapid City, SD | $57,430 | 8% below national |
| 307 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $57,090 | 8% below national |
| 308 | Terre Haute, IN | $57,090 | 8% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 43 (Office and Administrative Support Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Bill and Account Collectors
SOC 43-3011
Billing and Posting Clerks
SOC 43-3021
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC 43-3031
Brokerage Clerks
SOC 43-4011
Cargo and Freight Agents
SOC 43-5011
Showing 5 of 53 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Office and Administrative Support Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($62,130 here) and reported employment (73,720 jobs here).
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Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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