Postal Service Clerks in Pennsylvania

Considering a career as a Postal Service Clerk in Pennsylvania?

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

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

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

How Many Postal Service Clerks Work in Pennsylvania?

There were approximately 3,770 workers employed as Postal Service Clerks in this state in 2018.

There were 3,960 Postal Service Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 190 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Postal Service Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 16.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -12.0%.

Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 210 annual job openings, and 3,190 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 Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Clerks ranged from $35,760 to $61,330 with $47,500 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.

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

The hourly rate declined by $5.31.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,560	$60,100
Pittsburgh, PA	760	$46,500
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	190	$60,090
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	150	$60,100
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA	140	$60,100
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	130	$47,500
Lancaster, PA	110	$47,510
Reading, PA	110	$60,100
York-Hanover, PA	70	$47,500
Erie, PA	60	$46,500
Johnstown, PA	60	$45,500
East Stroudsburg, PA	50	$60,100
Williamsport, PA	40	$60,100
State College, PA	40	$45,500
Altoona, PA	40	$47,510
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	40	$46,070
Lebanon, PA	30	$60,100

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 Pennsylvania

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Pennsylvania Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Carriers	14,830
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	5,220

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.