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Also called annuitant holiday clerk assistant, bulk clerk, bulk mail clerk and business mail entry clerk.
$62,130
Median pay a year
73,720
People do this work
6
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Postal Service Clerk
Summary
Postal Service Clerk performing tasks in a post office, such as weighing letters and parcels, selling postage, sorting mail, and answering questions about mailing services
Experience
Postal Service Clerk
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Weighed letters and parcels, computed mailing costs, and affixed correct postage
Checked mail to ensure correct postage and proper condition for mailing
Sorted incoming and outgoing mail by hand or using electronic mail-sorting devices
Obtained signatures from recipients of registered or special delivery mail
Answered questions about mail regulations, postage rates, and post office boxes
Sold and collected payment for stamps, prepaid mail envelopes, and money orders
Kept money drawers in order and recorded daily transactions
Skills
Working With People
Assisting individuals with paperwork, Selling products or services
Core Skills
Obtaining written authorization, Calculating shipping costs, Delivering items, Storing items, Loading materials or equipment
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Weighed letters and parcelsChecked mail for correct postageSorted mail by type and destinationObtained signatures for deliveriesAnswered questions about mail rulesSold stamps and collected payments
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Weighed letters and parcels to determine mailing costs and ensure accurate postage.
Sorted incoming and outgoing mail by type and destination to facilitate efficient processing.
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Weighed several items every hour to determine mailing costs and ensure accurate postage
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Several items every hourA few each shiftMost packages daily
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Sorted incoming and outgoing mail by type and destination to facilitate efficient processing.
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Mail reached recipients fasterFewer misdelivered itemsProcessing time was reduced
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Assisting individuals with paperwork
Selling products or services
Obtaining written authorization
Weighing parcels
Sorting mail
Verifying shipping documentation
Calculating shipping costs
Loading materials or equipment
Delivering items
Storing items
Maintaining financial records
Preparing compliance documents
The work itself
What a Postal Service Clerk does
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Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.
What it pays
How much does a Postal Service Clerk make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$56,740
Median
$62,130
75th percentile
$70,890
About 73,720 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$36,360
$57,820
$62,610
AL
$55,660
$61,640
$70,780
AR
$42,600
$59,490
$69,850
AZ
$56,740
$61,710
$70,780
CA
$57,430
$63,650
$75,030
CO
$56,390
$60,530
$68,810
CT
$57,430
$62,130
$69,850
DC
$59,490
$67,790
$75,030
DE
$56,740
$61,710
$75,030
FL
$56,390
$62,610
$71,930
GA
$56,390
$62,610
$72,950
HI
$57,820
$63,650
$75,030
IA
$42,600
$59,970
$68,810
ID
$55,350
$60,530
$69,850
IL
$56,390
$61,710
$71,860
IN
$56,390
$61,710
$69,850
KS
$54,330
$60,530
$68,810
KY
$56,390
$62,610
$71,860
LA
$56,390
$63,210
$75,030
MA
$57,820
$62,610
$71,180
MD
$57,430
$63,210
$75,030
ME
$56,740
$62,130
$68,810
MI
$57,820
$63,650
$71,930
MN
$56,740
$61,050
$69,510
MO
$42,600
$59,970
$69,510
MS
$55,350
$61,050
$69,850
MT
$42,600
$58,470
$67,540
NC
$58,470
$64,290
$72,950
ND
$42,600
$57,820
$67,540
NE
$42,600
$59,490
$68,810
NH
$57,820
$62,610
$69,850
NJ
$57,820
$64,290
$75,030
NM
$54,330
$59,970
$69,850
NV
$57,430
$62,610
$71,470
NY
$57,430
$62,690
$71,930
OH
$56,740
$62,690
$69,850
OK
$42,600
$59,490
$69,850
OR
$56,390
$60,530
$69,850
PA
$56,390
$61,050
$69,700
PR
$58,470
$62,610
$69,850
RI
$56,740
$61,570
$68,620
SC
$57,430
$62,610
$70,890
SD
$42,600
$58,470
$67,790
TN
$56,740
$63,210
$71,860
TX
$56,390
$62,610
$74,030
UT
$55,350
$60,530
$69,850
VA
$56,740
$62,610
$71,860
VT
$56,740
$61,050
$68,810
WA
$56,740
$61,570
$70,780
WI
$56,740
$61,050
$69,700
WV
$42,600
$61,050
$70,780
WY
$54,330
$59,970
$69,850
Other names
Other names for this job
annuitant holiday clerk assistant, bulk clerk, bulk mail clerk, business mail entry clerk, clerk, counter clerk, delivery clerk, distribution clerk, dock clerk, mail clerk, mail order clerk, mailing clerk.
More names for this work
mailroom clerk, money order clerk, parcel post clerk, part time flexible clerk, post office clerk, postal clerk, postal service window clerk, ptf clerk, sales and distribution clerk, special delivery clerk, stamp clerk, window clerk, annuitant hca, bulk mail technician, city carrier, city carrier assistant, CCA, delivery associate, mail agent, mail caller, mail handler, mailroom associate, package handler, package sorter, package switcher, postal support employee, rural carrier, rural carrier associate, sales and service associate, ssa.
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Military jobs this work counts as
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8P000 Courier
420 Storekeeper
0161 Postal Clerk
LS Logistics Specialist
3F511 Administration Helper
S12B Military Postal Clerk
3F500 Administration Manager
3F571 Administration Craftsman
3F531 Administration Apprentice
3F551 Administration Journeyman
3F591 Administration Superintendent
6617 Enlisted Aviation Logistician
and 5 more service codes map here
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This page is about the occupation Postal Service Clerks. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.