Job outlook for postal clerks in the United States

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

The projected postal clerk job growth rate is -6% from 2018-2028.
About -29,300 new jobs for postal clerks are projected over the next decade.
Postal clerk salaries have increased -12% for postal clerks in the last 5 years.
There are over 46,133 postal clerks currently employed in the United States.
There are 93,101 active postal clerk job openings in the US.
The average postal clerk salary is $38,239.

Are postal clerk jobs in demand?

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

Postal clerk job and salary trends over time

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

Postal clerk jobs over time

Postal clerk job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	46,133	0.01%
2020	50,570	0.02%
2019	47,209	0.01%
2018	45,848	0.01%
2017	48,209	0.01%

Average postal clerk salary over time

Postal clerk salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$38,239	$18.38	+3.8%
2025	$36,851	$17.72	--12.6%
2024	$42,151	$20.26	--5.6%
2023	$44,644	$21.46	+3.1%
2022	$43,302	$20.82	-

Postal clerk jobs by state

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

Average salary: Job openings:

Most common states for postal clerks

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Kansas	2,913,123	517	18%
2	Alaska	739,795	131	18%
3	Delaware	961,939	161	17%
4	Indiana	6,666,818	991	15%
5	Oregon	4,142,776	609	15%
6	Connecticut	3,588,184	542	15%
7	Utah	3,101,833	478	15%
8	South Dakota	869,666	127	15%
9	District of Columbia	693,972	101	15%
10	Washington	7,405,743	1,060	14%
11	Minnesota	5,576,606	801	14%
12	Wisconsin	5,795,483	793	14%
13	Colorado	5,607,154	792	14%
14	Iowa	3,145,711	452	14%
15	Idaho	1,716,943	232	14%
16	Massachusetts	6,859,819	900	13%
17	Nebraska	1,920,076	253	13%
18	Vermont	623,657	78	13%
19	Michigan	9,962,311	1,155	12%
20	Kentucky	4,454,189	514	12%

Most common cities for postal clerks

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Englewood	1	3%	$32,159
2	Peoria	2	1%	$30,656

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