Postal Service Clerks in Maryland

Is Maryland a good place for you to work as a Postal Service Clerk?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Postal Service Clerks in Maryland are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Postal Service Clerks in Maryland is growing slower than average.

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

How Many Postal Service Clerks Work in Maryland?

There were approximately 1,370 workers employed as Postal Service Clerks in this state in 2018.

There were 1,450 Postal Service Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Maryland

Jobs for Postal Service Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 0.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -12.0%.

Maryland Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 140 annual job openings, and 1,810 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 Maryland?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Clerks ranged from $35,770 to $61,330 with $60,090 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.2 to $29.49. 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 Maryland is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maryland 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,380	$60,100
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	560	$60,090
Salisbury, MD-DE	130	$60,090
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	50	$60,100
California-Lexington Park, MD	50	$45,490
Cumberland, MD-WV	40	$45,670

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 Maryland

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Maryland Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Carriers	7,180
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	2,590

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.