State wages ยท Cost of living
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $48,230. Vermont leads after cost of living, at $44,350. Nebraska has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($38,150).
National median
$38,150
Highest state median
$48,230
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$44,350
Vermont
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $30,950Higher: $44,350Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Vermont | $43,440 | +13.9% | 97.958 | $44,350 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $48,230 | +26.4% | 109.901 | $43,880 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | $46,160 | +21.0% | 105.757 | $43,650 | 3 |
| Nebraska | $39,150 | +2.6% | 90.103 | $43,450 | 4 |
| Minnesota | $42,650 | +11.8% | 98.621 | $43,250 | 5 |
| Idaho | $40,890 | +7.2% | 95.494 | $42,820 | 6 |
| Arkansas | $36,840 | -3.4% | 86.937 | $42,380 | 7 |
| Iowa | $36,980 | -3.1% | 87.762 | $42,140 | 8 |
| New Mexico | $38,770 | +1.6% | 92.212 | $42,040 | 9 |
| Missouri | $38,170 | +0.1% | 90.817 | $42,030 | 10 |
| Colorado | $43,160 | +13.1% | 103.052 | $41,880 | 11 |
| North Dakota | $37,220 | -2.4% | 88.959 | $41,840 | 12 |
| South Dakota | $36,980 | -3.1% | 88.586 | $41,740 | 13 |
| Utah | $41,170 | +7.9% | 98.864 | $41,640 | 14 |
| Indiana | $38,750 | +1.6% | 93.329 | $41,520 | 15 |
| Rhode Island | $42,390 | +11.1% | 102.28 | $41,450 | 16 |
| Washington | $44,260 | +16.0% | 107.013 | $41,360 | 17 |
| Maine | $40,100 | +5.1% | 97.05 | $41,320 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | $36,190 | -5.1% | 87.843 | $41,200 | 19 |
| Ohio | $37,960 | -0.5% | 92.774 | $40,920 | 20 |
| Connecticut | $42,370 | +11.1% | 103.61 | $40,890 | 21 |
| Hawaii | $44,700 | +17.2% | 109.951 | $40,650 | 22 |
| Alabama | $35,700 | -6.4% | 88.823 | $40,190 | 23 |
| Oregon | $41,410 | +8.5% | 103.361 | $40,060 | 24 |
| Montana | $37,570 | -1.5% | 94.645 | $39,700 | 25 |
| Kentucky | $35,590 | -6.7% | 90.159 | $39,470 | 26 |
| Georgia | $37,930 | -0.6% | 96.293 | $39,390 | 27 |
| Kansas | $35,060 | -8.1% | 90.068 | $38,930 | 28 |
| Nevada | $38,800 | +1.7% | 99.979 | $38,810 | 29 |
| Wisconsin | $36,500 | -4.3% | 94.095 | $38,790 | 30 |
| California | $42,860 | +12.3% | 110.72 | $38,710 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | $40,130 | +5.2% | 104.165 | $38,530 | 32 |
| North Carolina | $36,340 | -4.7% | 94.326 | $38,530 | 32 |
| New York | $41,530 | +8.9% | 107.921 | $38,480 | 34 |
| Alaska | $39,100 | +2.5% | 102.359 | $38,200 | 35 |
| Texas | $37,010 | -3.0% | 97.057 | $38,130 | 36 |
| Tennessee | $34,580 | -9.4% | 91.87 | $37,640 | 37 |
| Maryland | $39,460 | +3.4% | 104.959 | $37,600 | 38 |
| New Jersey | $40,570 | +6.3% | 108.805 | $37,290 | 39 |
| Illinois | $36,940 | -3.2% | 99.958 | $36,960 | 40 |
| Michigan | $35,340 | -7.4% | 96.217 | $36,730 | 41 |
| Pennsylvania | $35,760 | -6.3% | 97.572 | $36,650 | 42 |
| Florida | $37,800 | -0.9% | 103.414 | $36,550 | 43 |
| West Virginia | $32,380 | -15.1% | 89.497 | $36,180 | 44 |
| Delaware | $35,930 | -5.8% | 99.808 | $36,000 | 45 |
| Mississippi | $31,200 | -18.2% | 86.953 | $35,880 | 46 |
| South Carolina | $33,140 | -13.1% | 93.749 | $35,350 | 47 |
| Arizona | $35,560 | -6.8% | 100.677 | $35,320 | 48 |
| Wyoming | $32,650 | -14.4% | 92.691 | $35,220 | 49 |
| Virginia | $34,260 | -10.2% | 101.104 | $33,890 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.