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 | $27.75 | $30.37 | $35.37 |
| Yearly | $57,724 | $63,170 | $73,560 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $20.96 | $30.04 | $34.53 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $62,493 | $71,829 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $20.96 | $29.51 | $33.86 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $61,385 | $70,434 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $28.78 | $32.34 | $36.92 |
| Yearly | $59,852 | $67,262 | $76,801 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $20.96 | $28.78 | $30.85 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $59,852 | $64,174 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $28.26 | $30.30 | $35.38 |
| Yearly | $58,788 | $63,025 | $73,596 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $28.78 | $32.34 | $36.92 |
| Yearly | $59,852 | $67,262 | $76,801 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $27.24 | $29.25 | $33.36 |
| Yearly | $56,659 | $60,832 | $69,391 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $20.96 | $29.51 | $33.24 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $61,385 | $69,136 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $27.93 | $30.81 | $34.30 |
| Yearly | $58,085 | $64,089 | $71,350 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $27.24 | $28.98 | $32.29 |
| Yearly | $56,659 | $60,278 | $67,155 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $28.98 | $30.81 | $36.92 |
| Yearly | $60,278 | $64,089 | $76,801 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $20.96 | $29.51 | $33.86 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $61,385 | $70,434 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $20.96 | $28.98 | $33.24 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $60,278 | $69,136 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $27.24 | $30.04 | $34.37 |
| Yearly | $56,659 | $62,493 | $71,499 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $20.96 | $28.46 | $32.78 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $59,192 | $68,178 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $20.96 | $31.11 | $34.89 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $64,707 | $72,563 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $27.24 | $29.28 | $33.32 |
| Yearly | $56,659 | $60,896 | $69,296 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $20.96 | $28.46 | $32.34 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $59,192 | $67,262 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $20.96 | $29.51 | $33.86 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $61,385 | $70,434 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $27.93 | $30.04 | $34.04 |
| Yearly | $58,085 | $62,493 | $70,796 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $20.96 | $29.92 | $35.40 |
| Yearly | $43,606 | $62,226 | $73,628 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $28.78 | $33.55 | $36.92 |
| Yearly | $59,852 | $69,775 | $76,801 | |
| United States | Hourly | $27.28 | $29.87 | $34.08 |
| Yearly | $56,740 | $62,130 | $70,890 | |