Wages vary according to the clerk's length of employment. The Postal Service provides regular pay increases.
Postal clerks are classified as casual, part-time flexible, part-time regular, or full-time workers. Casual employees are hired for 90 days at a time to help process mail during busy times. Part-time flexible workers are called in when they are needed. Part-time regulars have a set work week of fewer than 40 hours. Full-time employees work a 40-hour week with a regular schedule.
Full-time postal clerks receive benefits similar to other federal government employees. These include vacation and sick leave, health insurance, and a retirement plan.
Postal service clerks (SOC 43-5051)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $24.40 | $28.11 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $50,749 | $58,462 | $70,558 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $27.58 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $57,366 | $70,558 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $27.91 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $58,054 | $70,558 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $25.41 | $29.91 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $52,854 | $62,222 | $70,558 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $26.54 | $29.15 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $55,196 | $60,632 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $26.01 | $28.42 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $54,100 | $59,107 | $70,558 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $23.90 | $26.91 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $49,717 | $55,970 | $70,558 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $27.05 | $30.19 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $56,270 | $62,801 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $24.97 | $26.54 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $51,931 | $55,196 | $70,558 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $19.75 | $25.91 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $53,885 | $70,558 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $25.41 | $27.50 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $52,854 | $57,195 | $70,558 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $27.58 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $57,366 | $70,558 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $26.54 | $30.72 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $55,196 | $63,897 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $23.90 | $27.58 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $49,717 | $57,366 | $70,558 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $25.48 | $30.19 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $53,005 | $62,801 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $28.42 | $30.72 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $59,107 | $63,897 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $25.41 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $52,854 | $70,558 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $26.01 | $28.91 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $54,100 | $60,138 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $19.75 | $27.26 | $30.19 |
| Yearly | $41,081 | $56,711 | $62,801 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $24.90 | $27.91 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $51,802 | $58,054 | $70,558 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $23.40 | $28.41 | $30.92 |
| Yearly | $48,664 | $59,095 | $64,305 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $26.47 | $33.18 | $33.92 |
| Yearly | $55,067 | $69,000 | $70,558 | |
| United States | Hourly | $24.11 | $27.02 | $32.84 |
| Yearly | $50,150 | $56,200 | $68,310 | |