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 | $17.44 | $18.79 | $22.41 |
| Yearly | $36,279 | $39,094 | $46,607 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.45 | $17.45 | $21.13 |
| Yearly | $36,296 | $36,296 | $43,949 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $17.61 | $19.37 | $22.74 |
| Yearly | $36,616 | $40,286 | $47,293 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $17.11 | $17.53 | $20.02 |
| Yearly | $35,584 | $36,449 | $41,642 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $17.02 | $18.18 | $22.01 |
| Yearly | $35,399 | $37,806 | $45,778 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $18.79 | $18.79 | $22.16 |
| Yearly | $39,093 | $39,093 | $46,099 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $17.40 | $18.04 |
| Yearly | $31,971 | $36,201 | $37,518 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $15.35 | $15.70 | $16.38 |
| Yearly | $31,938 | $32,658 | $34,067 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $18.14 | $19.54 | $22.82 |
| Yearly | $37,730 | $40,651 | $47,469 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $17.56 | $17.56 | $18.75 |
| Yearly | $36,518 | $36,518 | $39,017 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $18.24 | $19.63 | $21.82 |
| Yearly | $37,950 | $40,838 | $45,395 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $16.78 | $18.23 | $20.75 |
| Yearly | $34,896 | $37,914 | $43,165 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $15.63 | $15.63 | $17.32 |
| Yearly | $32,503 | $32,503 | $36,017 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $15.35 | $15.73 | $20.49 |
| Yearly | $31,938 | $32,722 | $42,630 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $17.60 | $18.19 | $20.99 |
| Yearly | $36,602 | $37,826 | $43,650 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $15.35 | $17.63 | $18.72 |
| Yearly | $31,938 | $36,671 | $38,953 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $15.35 | $16.07 | $18.73 |
| Yearly | $31,938 | $33,430 | $38,966 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $18.94 | $19.63 | $22.86 |
| Yearly | $39,397 | $40,838 | $47,545 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $17.40 | $19.32 | $22.66 |
| Yearly | $36,197 | $40,177 | $47,136 | |
| United States | Hourly | $17.05 | $18.89 | $22.33 |
| Yearly | $35,470 | $39,280 | $46,450 | |