Wages vary depending on the employer and the area of the country.
Many mail clerks work part time and do not receive benefits. Full-time mail clerks may receive benefits such as vacation, sick leave, and health insurance.
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service (SOC 43-9051)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $13.36 | $16.59 | $19.69 |
| Yearly | $27,772 | $34,506 | $40,953 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $15.86 | $18.53 | $19.13 |
| Yearly | $32,983 | $38,545 | $39,791 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $12.40 | $12.40 | $13.71 |
| Yearly | $25,783 | $25,783 | $28,505 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $13.41 | $17.74 | $20.66 |
| Yearly | $27,881 | $36,900 | $42,971 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $16.51 | $17.94 | $18.60 |
| Yearly | $34,341 | $37,321 | $38,699 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $12.40 | $15.77 | $18.94 |
| Yearly | $25,783 | $32,816 | $39,399 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $13.07 | $16.52 | $18.93 |
| Yearly | $27,177 | $34,362 | $39,374 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $12.40 | $12.40 | $15.31 |
| Yearly | $25,783 | $25,783 | $31,845 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $13.48 | $15.32 | $18.29 |
| Yearly | $28,033 | $31,873 | $38,058 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $16.73 | $19.32 | $21.82 |
| Yearly | $34,796 | $40,184 | $45,383 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $12.40 | $15.55 | $17.39 |
| Yearly | $25,783 | $32,336 | $36,183 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $16.50 | $17.87 | $19.61 |
| Yearly | $34,313 | $37,170 | $40,770 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $12.40 | $13.22 | $15.48 |
| Yearly | $25,783 | $27,511 | $32,216 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $13.54 | $16.42 | $18.80 |
| Yearly | $28,172 | $34,171 | $39,096 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $12.40 | $15.19 | $18.52 |
| Yearly | $25,783 | $31,600 | $38,533 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $15.81 | $18.08 | $20.03 |
| Yearly | $32,890 | $37,593 | $41,661 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $14.60 | $16.02 | $18.69 |
| Yearly | $30,361 | $33,334 | $38,857 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $12.67 | $12.67 | $15.81 |
| Yearly | $26,356 | $26,356 | $32,890 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $12.99 | $15.91 | $19.23 |
| Yearly | $27,019 | $33,098 | $40,005 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $13.44 | $15.35 | $16.95 |
| Yearly | $27,961 | $31,920 | $35,258 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $12.40 | $13.22 | $18.26 |
| Yearly | $25,783 | $27,496 | $37,981 | |
| United States | Hourly | $14.61 | $16.86 | $19.19 |
| Yearly | $30,390 | $35,070 | $39,920 | |