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 | $25.61 | $29.11 | $35.11 |
| Yearly | $53,275 | $60,548 | $73,021 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $26.93 | $31.97 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $56,013 | $66,488 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $28.32 | $35.11 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $58,899 | $73,021 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $27.11 | $31.45 | $35.11 |
| Yearly | $56,383 | $65,410 | $73,021 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $26.43 | $30.56 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $54,956 | $63,571 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $26.23 | $29.14 | $35.11 |
| Yearly | $54,565 | $60,612 | $73,021 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $27.11 | $32.11 | $35.11 |
| Yearly | $56,383 | $66,784 | $73,021 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $25.12 | $26.75 | $31.10 |
| Yearly | $52,240 | $55,643 | $64,691 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $27.79 | $31.10 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $57,799 | $64,691 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $26.23 | $28.20 | $35.11 |
| Yearly | $54,565 | $58,666 | $73,021 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $25.61 | $27.62 | $35.11 |
| Yearly | $53,275 | $57,440 | $73,021 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $27.11 | $29.09 | $35.11 |
| Yearly | $56,383 | $60,516 | $73,021 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $28.11 | $31.45 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $58,476 | $65,410 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $28.84 | $32.48 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $59,977 | $67,567 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $26.68 | $31.10 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $55,495 | $64,691 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $28.97 | $32.11 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $60,262 | $66,784 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $27.11 | $35.11 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $56,383 | $73,021 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $26.75 | $30.40 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $55,643 | $63,233 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $20.38 | $27.73 | $31.10 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $57,672 | $64,691 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $20.38 | $27.11 | $32.23 |
| Yearly | $42,388 | $56,383 | $67,038 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $28.46 | $35.11 | $35.11 |
| Yearly | $59,205 | $73,021 | $73,021 | |
| United States | Hourly | $25.69 | $28.64 | $34.54 |
| Yearly | $53,440 | $59,570 | $71,840 | |