Postal Service Clerks in New York

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

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

• Employment for Postal Service Clerks in New York is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Postal Service Clerks Work in New York?

5,780 people worked as Postal Service Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 6,150 Postal Service Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 370 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Postal Service Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 10.5% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 400 annual job openings, and 5,610 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 New York?

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 $29.48. 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 New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	5,390	$60,100
Rochester, NY	290	$45,670
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	280	$45,510
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	240	$46,490
Syracuse, NY	220	$45,670
Kingston, NY	150	$60,100
Utica-Rome, NY	110	$46,510
Binghamton, NY	70	$60,090
Glens Falls, NY	70	$45,670
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	60	$46,490

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 New York

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	New York Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Carriers	22,400
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	8,920

References

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

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