Job outlook for mail clerks in the United States

Mail clerk job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

The projected mail clerk job growth rate is -6% from 2018-2028.
About -29,300 new jobs for mail clerks are projected over the next decade.
Mail clerk salaries have increased 9% for mail clerks in the last 5 years.
There are over 43,343 mail clerks currently employed in the United States.
There are 80,560 active mail clerk job openings in the US.
The average mail clerk salary is $30,383.

Are mail clerk jobs in demand?

No, mail clerk jobs are not in demand. Mail clerk demand is projected to decline -6% from 2018 to 2028.

Mail clerk job and salary trends over time

Compare the number of mail clerk jobs and the average mail clerk salary over time.

Mail clerk jobs over time

Mail clerk job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	43,343	0.01%
2020	48,829	0.01%
2019	51,323	0.02%
2018	52,764	0.02%
2017	52,503	0.02%

Average mail clerk salary over time

Mail clerk salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$30,383	$14.61	+3.1%
2024	$29,469	$14.17	+1.7%
2023	$28,964	$13.93	+2.7%
2022	$28,193	$13.55	+1.6%
2021	$27,756	$13.34	+2.1%

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Mail clerk jobs by state

The map below shows you the number of mail clerk job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where mail clerks earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average salary: Job openings:

Most common states for mail clerks

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Kansas	2,913,123	550	19%
2	Alaska	739,795	132	18%
3	Minnesota	5,576,606	942	17%
4	Delaware	961,939	161	17%
5	Oregon	4,142,776	663	16%
6	Utah	3,101,833	491	16%
7	Nebraska	1,920,076	305	16%
8	Washington	7,405,743	1,078	15%
9	Massachusetts	6,859,819	1,027	15%
10	Indiana	6,666,818	1,025	15%
11	Connecticut	3,588,184	551	15%
12	Iowa	3,145,711	476	15%
13	South Dakota	869,666	130	15%
14	District of Columbia	693,972	104	15%
15	Missouri	6,113,532	871	14%
16	Wisconsin	5,795,483	799	14%
17	Colorado	5,607,154	795	14%
18	Idaho	1,716,943	235	14%
19	Michigan	9,962,311	1,278	13%
20	Vermont	623,657	78	13%

Most common cities for mail clerks

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Helena	2	6%	$34,830
2	Wausau	2	5%	$36,320
3	Westerville	2	5%	$32,626
4	Andover	1	3%	$39,549
5	Beloit	1	3%	$33,994
6	Alpharetta	1	2%	$28,101
7	Washington	6	1%	$38,903
8	Atlanta	3	1%	$28,014
9	Phoenix	4	0%	$32,580
10	Anchorage	1	0%	$43,880
11	Baltimore	1	0%	$34,107

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