Postal Service Clerks in District of Columbia

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While jobs for Postal Service Clerks in District of Columbia are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Postal Service Clerks in District of Columbia is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Postal Service Clerks Work in District of Columbia?

In District of Columbia, there were 140 people working as Postal Service Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 160 Postal Service Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for District of Columbia

Jobs for Postal Service Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 7.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

District of Columbia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 120 total jobs in 2026 for Postal Service Clerks in this state.

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

What do Postal Service Clerks Make in District of Columbia?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Clerks ranged from $42,770 to $61,330 with $60,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.56 to $29.49. The median hourly rate was $28.89.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $28.15 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.74.

The median salary in District of Columbia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top District of Columbia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,380	$60,100

Top States for Postal Service Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states 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 District of Columbia

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	District of Columbia Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Carriers	980
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	570

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.