Postal Service Clerks in Delaware

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• Postal Service Clerks in Delaware earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Postal Service Clerks Work in Delaware?

In 2018, there were 250 Postal Service Clerks working in the state.

There were 260 Postal Service Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,170 Postal Service Clerks working in it, which means Delaware has fewer Postal Service Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Postal Service Clerks in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 12.0%.

Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 20 annual job openings, and a total of 240 jobs for Delaware Postal Service Clerks in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,800 annual jobs and 69,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Postal Service Clerks Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Clerks ranged from $35,770 to $62,510 with $60,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.2 to $30.05. The median hourly rate was $28.89.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.15 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.74.

The median salary in Delaware is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Delaware Metros for Postal Service Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Postal Service Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,560	$60,100
Salisbury, MD-DE	130	$60,090
Dover, DE	40	$53,880

Top States for Postal Service Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most Postal Service Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	7,330	$60,100
New York	5,780	$60,090
Texas	4,750	$60,090
Pennsylvania	3,770	$47,500
Florida	3,680	$60,100
Illinois	3,080	$48,560
Michigan	2,680	$60,090
Ohio	2,670	$47,500
New Jersey	2,590	$60,100
Virginia	2,240	$54,500
Massachusetts	2,150	$60,090
Georgia	2,100	$60,100
North Carolina	2,080	$60,090
Missouri	1,820	$45,870
Indiana	1,620	$47,500
Washington	1,590	$46,630
Wisconsin	1,540	$46,510
Minnesota	1,490	$46,490
Tennessee	1,490	$47,500
Iowa	1,400	$44,720

Below are the states where Postal Service Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Georgia	$60,100
Rhode Island	$60,100
Arizona	$60,100
New Jersey	$60,100
California	$60,100
Hawaii	$60,100
Connecticut	$60,100
Delaware	$60,100
District of Columbia	$60,100
Florida	$60,100

Related Careers in Delaware

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Delaware Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Carriers	1,120
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	400

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.