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% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $16.88 | $18.14 | $20.38 |
| Yearly | $35,090 | $37,736 | $42,394 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.37 | $17.37 | $19.80 |
| Yearly | $36,118 | $36,118 | $41,169 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $15.37 | $17.53 | $23.68 |
| Yearly | $31,969 | $36,454 | $49,252 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $16.87 | $18.44 | $21.42 |
| Yearly | $35,091 | $38,363 | $44,551 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $16.73 | $18.44 | $23.08 |
| Yearly | $34,803 | $38,346 | $47,994 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $18.11 | $18.14 | $19.22 |
| Yearly | $37,675 | $37,739 | $39,977 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $17.13 | $17.13 | $17.13 |
| Yearly | $35,637 | $35,637 | $35,637 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $14.30 | $18.30 | $21.75 |
| Yearly | $29,747 | $38,059 | $45,234 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $17.05 | $17.72 | $22.66 |
| Yearly | $35,469 | $36,859 | $47,135 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $15.32 | $16.34 | $19.59 |
| Yearly | $31,872 | $33,999 | $40,744 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $14.30 | $16.85 | $19.03 |
| Yearly | $29,747 | $35,048 | $39,595 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $14.30 | $17.74 | $21.76 |
| Yearly | $29,747 | $36,911 | $45,258 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $16.61 | $17.37 | $21.41 |
| Yearly | $34,545 | $36,115 | $44,543 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $14.30 | $17.45 | $18.16 |
| Yearly | $29,747 | $36,284 | $37,770 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $18.28 | $19.27 | $20.26 |
| Yearly | $38,012 | $40,074 | $42,134 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $18.14 | $18.14 | $18.14 |
| Yearly | $37,741 | $37,741 | $37,741 | |
| United States | Hourly | $16.56 | $18.34 | $21.61 |
| Yearly | $34,440 | $38,150 | $44,940 | |