Postal Service Clerks in New Mexico

Considering a career as a Postal Service Clerk in New Mexico?

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

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

• Postal Service Clerks in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Postal Service Clerks Work in New Mexico?

There were approximately 640 workers employed as Postal Service Clerks in this state in 2018.

There were 670 Postal Service Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Postal Service Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 4.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -12.0%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Postal Service Clerks job openings in New Mexico, and 720 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Postal Service Clerks Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Clerks ranged from $35,760 to $61,330 with $47,510 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.19 to $29.49. The median hourly rate was $22.84.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $21.69 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.15.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM	170	$60,100
Las Cruces, NM	40	$51,430
Santa Fe, NM	30	$60,090

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 New Mexico

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	New Mexico Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Carriers	1,620
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	370

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.