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 | $15.31 | $17.68 | $20.95 |
| Yearly | $31,847 | $36,762 | $43,565 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.24 | $17.24 | $20.34 |
| Yearly | $35,852 | $35,852 | $42,306 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $13.21 | $13.21 | $17.23 |
| Yearly | $27,483 | $27,483 | $35,841 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $15.58 | $18.45 | $21.42 |
| Yearly | $32,402 | $38,362 | $44,551 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $14.83 | $17.96 | $19.17 |
| Yearly | $30,839 | $37,364 | $39,871 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $13.31 | $16.68 | $18.80 |
| Yearly | $27,694 | $34,688 | $39,117 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $15.58 | $17.81 | $20.20 |
| Yearly | $32,402 | $37,032 | $42,000 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $17.12 | $17.12 | $17.12 |
| Yearly | $35,594 | $35,594 | $35,594 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $14.79 | $15.86 | $20.99 |
| Yearly | $30,756 | $32,988 | $43,661 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $14.95 | $16.06 | $18.30 |
| Yearly | $31,097 | $33,413 | $38,054 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $17.47 | $20.04 | $22.47 |
| Yearly | $36,341 | $41,699 | $46,733 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $14.05 | $17.11 | $17.48 |
| Yearly | $29,226 | $35,582 | $36,359 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $13.49 | $16.31 | $18.30 |
| Yearly | $28,059 | $33,925 | $38,054 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $14.09 | $16.32 | $17.93 |
| Yearly | $29,302 | $33,944 | $37,294 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $15.25 | $19.26 | $22.36 |
| Yearly | $31,711 | $40,069 | $46,510 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $14.85 | $17.79 | $20.84 |
| Yearly | $30,894 | $36,997 | $43,333 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $15.45 | $18.17 | $20.73 |
| Yearly | $32,141 | $37,800 | $43,125 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $13.22 | $15.46 | $17.10 |
| Yearly | $27,511 | $32,163 | $35,567 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $15.89 | $17.37 | $18.31 |
| Yearly | $33,053 | $36,130 | $38,075 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $15.58 | $17.51 | $18.45 |
| Yearly | $32,402 | $36,427 | $38,378 | |
| United States | Hourly | $15.64 | $17.73 | $20.61 |
| Yearly | $32,540 | $36,880 | $42,860 | |