43 Series · SOC 43-5053
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $58,470
- Median / year
- +3.4%
- 2024→2025
- $75,280
- Top 10% earn
- -8.4%
- Growth '24–'34
- 105,200
- Estimated US jobs
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators earn a median of $58,470 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $58,470, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $45,530 (10th percentile) to $75,280 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 105,200 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($66,750).
The pay verdict
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators earn a median of $58,470, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 45% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #7 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 8.4% by 2034.
- $58,470
- Median annual wage
- Top 55%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #7 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $66,750. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators moved from $60,140 in May 2019 to $58,470 in May 2025 (-2.8%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators sits -27.2 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators (SOC 43-5053) has a national median of $58,470 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $45,530 to $75,280, and the published mean is $59,430. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 105,200 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 169 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $56,530 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $58,470 in May 2025, a rise of $1,940 (+3.4%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -8.4% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 7,800 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. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $66,750, which is +14% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Duluth, MN-WI at $70,990. 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
$58,470
per year
Median Hourly
$28.11/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$59,430
average
Employment
105,200
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$58,470 Bottom 45% higher than 45% 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 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 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% |
$58,470 · 45th 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 Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators; 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 Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -8.4%, Median annual wage $58470
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-8.4%
Declining
Annual Openings
7,800
per year (projected)
Employment Change
-8,900
106,400 (2024) → 97,500 (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 Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment.
- ▸ Check items to ensure that addresses are legible and correct, that sufficient postage has been paid or the appropriate documentation is attached, and that items are in a suitable condition for processing.
- ▸ Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- ▸ Bundle, label, and route sorted mail to designated areas, depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines.
- ▸ Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code sorters.
- ▸ Move containers of mail, using equipment, such as forklifts and automated "trains".
- ▸ Open and label mail containers.
- ▸ Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
- ▸ Sort odd-sized mail by hand, sort mail that other workers have been unable to sort, and segregate items requiring special handling.
- ▸ Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
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 Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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 | $56,740 |
| 2016 | $56,220 |
| 2017 | $57,260 |
| 2018 | $58,770 |
| 2019 | $60,140 |
| 2020 | $53,140 |
| 2021 | $48,550 |
| 2022 | $49,130 |
| 2023 | $53,440 |
| 2024 | $56,530 |
| 2025 | $58,470 |
2015 median
$56,740
2025 median
$58,470
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
−$1,670 (-2.8%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
-0.5%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $56,740 | First banked release | 109,930 |
| May 2016 | $56,220 | -0.9% | 110,770 |
| May 2017 | $57,260 | +1.8% | 111,960 |
| May 2018 | $58,770 | +2.6% | 103,830 |
| May 2019 | $60,140 | Classification break | 102,390 |
| May 2020 | $53,140 | -11.6% | 105,400 |
| May 2021 | $48,550 | -8.6% | 112,130 |
| May 2022 | $49,130 | +1.2% | 119,530 |
| May 2023 | $53,440 | +8.8% | 116,540 |
| May 2024 | $56,530 | +5.8% | 111,930 |
| May 2025 | $58,470 | +3.4% | 105,200 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $56,740 in May 2015 to $58,470 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages -0.5% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 102,390 in May 2019 to 105,200 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 | District of Columbia | $66,750 | +14% above national |
| 2 | South Dakota | $61,570 | +5% above national |
| 3 | Iowa | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 4 | New Jersey | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 5 | Wyoming | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 6 | Guam | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 7 | North Dakota | $59,840 | +2% above national |
| 8 | Minnesota | $59,740 | +2% above national |
| 9 | California | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 10 | Hawaii | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 11 | Maine | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 12 | Michigan | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 13 | Nebraska | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Vermont | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Washington | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Arkansas | $58,470 | same as national |
| 18 | Colorado | $58,470 | same as national |
| 19 | Connecticut | $58,470 | same as national |
| 20 | Delaware | $58,470 | same as national |
| 21 | Louisiana | $58,470 | same as national |
| 22 | Maryland | $58,470 | same as national |
| 23 | Massachusetts | $58,470 | same as national |
| 24 | Nevada | $58,470 | same as national |
| 25 | New Mexico | $58,470 | same as national |
| 26 | New York | $58,470 | same as national |
| 27 | Ohio | $58,470 | same as national |
| 28 | Oklahoma | $58,470 | same as national |
| 29 | West Virginia | $58,470 | same as national |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $58,470 | same as national |
| 31 | South Carolina | $58,390 | same as national |
| 32 | Illinois | $58,300 | same as national |
| 33 | New Hampshire | $58,300 | same as national |
| 34 | Virginia | $58,300 | same as national |
| 35 | Oregon | $57,890 | 1% below national |
| 36 | Mississippi | $57,800 | 1% below national |
| 37 | Alabama | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 38 | Florida | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 39 | Idaho | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 40 | Kentucky | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 41 | Missouri | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 42 | Montana | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 44 | Utah | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 45 | Tennessee | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 46 | Texas | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 48 | Alaska | $55,350 | 5% below national |
| 49 | Arizona | $55,350 | 5% below national |
| 50 | North Carolina | $55,350 | 5% below national |
| 51 | Kansas | $54,540 | 7% below national |
| 52 | Georgia | $53,290 | 9% below national |
| 53 | Indiana | $48,880 | 16% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duluth, MN-WI | $70,990 | +21% above national |
| 2 | Erie, PA | $69,680 | +19% above national |
| 3 | Wichita, KS | $66,750 | +14% above national |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $63,650 | +9% above national |
| 5 | Rocky Mount, NC | $62,610 | +7% above national |
| 6 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $61,710 | +6% above national |
| 7 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $61,570 | +5% above national |
| 8 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $61,570 | +5% above national |
| 9 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $60,740 | +4% above national |
| 10 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 11 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 12 | Evansville, IN | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Fresno, CA | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Madison, WI | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Mankato, MN | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Peoria, IL | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $60,530 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Medford, OR | $60,200 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $60,200 | +3% above national |
| 20 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $60,200 | +3% above national |
| 21 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $60,200 | +3% above national |
| 22 | Great Falls, MT | $60,010 | +3% above national |
| 23 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $59,760 | +2% above national |
| 24 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $59,740 | +2% above national |
| 25 | St. Cloud, MN | $59,740 | +2% above national |
| 26 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $59,740 | +2% above national |
| 27 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $59,740 | +2% above national |
| 28 | Amarillo, TX | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 29 | Baton Rouge, LA | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 30 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 31 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 32 | Casper, WY | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 33 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 34 | Charleston, WV | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 35 | Corpus Christi, TX | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 36 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 37 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 38 | Fargo, ND-MN | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 39 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 40 | Johnstown, PA | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 41 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 42 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 43 | Missoula, MT | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 44 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 45 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 46 | Omaha, NE-IA | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 47 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 48 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 49 | Redding, CA | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 50 | Reno, NV | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 51 | Roanoke, VA | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 52 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 53 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 54 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 55 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 56 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 57 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $59,490 | +2% above national |
| 58 | Bismarck, ND | $59,130 | +1% above national |
| 59 | Tallahassee, FL | $59,130 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Cheyenne, WY | $59,110 | +1% above national |
| 61 | Springfield, MO | $58,980 | +1% above national |
| 62 | Traverse City, MI | $58,980 | +1% above national |
| 63 | Columbia, MO | $58,780 | +1% above national |
| 64 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $58,780 | +1% above national |
| 65 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $58,780 | +1% above national |
| 66 | Abilene, TX | $58,470 | same as national |
| 67 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $58,470 | same as national |
| 68 | Albuquerque, NM | $58,470 | same as national |
| 69 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $58,470 | same as national |
| 70 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $58,470 | same as national |
| 71 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $58,470 | same as national |
| 72 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $58,470 | same as national |
| 73 | Cleveland, OH | $58,470 | same as national |
| 74 | Columbia, SC | $58,470 | same as national |
| 75 | Columbus, OH | $58,470 | same as national |
| 76 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $58,470 | same as national |
| 77 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $58,470 | same as national |
| 78 | Eau Claire, WI | $58,470 | same as national |
| 79 | El Paso, TX | $58,470 | same as national |
| 80 | Fort Wayne, IN | $58,470 | same as national |
| 81 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $58,470 | same as national |
| 82 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $58,470 | same as national |
| 83 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $58,470 | same as national |
| 84 | Knoxville, TN | $58,470 | same as national |
| 85 | Lancaster, PA | $58,470 | same as national |
| 86 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $58,470 | same as national |
| 87 | Lincoln, NE | $58,470 | same as national |
| 88 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $58,470 | same as national |
| 89 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $58,470 | same as national |
| 90 | Montgomery, AL | $58,470 | same as national |
| 91 | Oklahoma City, OK | $58,470 | same as national |
| 92 | Pittsburgh, PA | $58,470 | same as national |
| 93 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $58,470 | same as national |
| 94 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $58,470 | same as national |
| 95 | Rochester, NY | $58,470 | same as national |
| 96 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $58,470 | same as national |
| 97 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $58,470 | same as national |
| 98 | Springfield, IL | $58,470 | same as national |
| 99 | Worcester, MA | $58,470 | same as national |
| 100 | Yakima, WA | $58,470 | same as national |
| 101 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $58,390 | same as national |
| 102 | Green Bay, WI | $58,390 | same as national |
| 103 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $58,390 | same as national |
| 104 | Muncie, IN | $58,390 | same as national |
| 105 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $58,390 | same as national |
| 106 | Bangor, ME | $58,300 | same as national |
| 107 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $58,300 | same as national |
| 108 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $58,300 | same as national |
| 109 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $58,300 | same as national |
| 110 | Midland, TX | $57,950 | 1% below national |
| 111 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $57,890 | 1% below national |
| 112 | Tucson, AZ | $57,870 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $57,800 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Lubbock, TX | $57,800 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,660 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $57,620 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Altoona, PA | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 118 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Birmingham, AL | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Boise City, ID | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Grand Junction, CO | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 124 | Jackson, MS | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 125 | Lafayette, LA | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 126 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 127 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 128 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 129 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 130 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 131 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 132 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 133 | Syracuse, NY | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 134 | Toledo, OH | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 135 | Tulsa, OK | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 136 | Billings, MT | $56,930 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $56,430 | 3% below national |
| 138 | Akron, OH | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 139 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 140 | Fayetteville, NC | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 141 | Johnson City, TN | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 142 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 143 | Mobile, AL | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 144 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 145 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 146 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $56,390 | 4% below national |
| 147 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $55,870 | 4% below national |
| 148 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $55,690 | 5% below national |
| 149 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $55,660 | 5% below national |
| 150 | Anchorage, AK | $55,350 | 5% below national |
| 151 | Colorado Springs, CO | $55,350 | 5% below national |
| 152 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $55,350 | 5% below national |
| 153 | Jacksonville, FL | $55,350 | 5% below national |
| 154 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $55,350 | 5% below national |
| 155 | Richmond, VA | $55,350 | 5% below national |
| 156 | Springfield, MA | $54,540 | 7% below national |
| 157 | Gainesville, FL | $54,330 | 7% below national |
| 158 | Huntsville, AL | $54,330 | 7% below national |
| 159 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $54,330 | 7% below national |
| 160 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $54,330 | 7% below national |
| 161 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $50,770 | 13% below national |
| 162 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $47,440 | 19% below national |
| 163 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $47,170 | 19% 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.
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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 ($58,470 here) and reported employment (105,200 jobs here).
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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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