Postal Service Clerks in Texas

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

• Projected employment for Postal Service Clerks in Texas is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Postal Service Clerks Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 4,750 people working as Postal Service Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 4,840 Postal Service Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Postal Service Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 8.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -12.0%.

Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 410 annual job openings, and 4,910 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 Texas?

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 Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,240	$60,100
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	670	$60,100
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	330	$47,490
Austin-Round Rock, TX	330	$46,510
El Paso, TX	110	$47,690
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	90	$50,410
Killeen-Temple, TX	80	$46,990
Corpus Christi, TX	80	$60,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	70	$60,100
Waco, TX	60	$60,100
Longview, TX	60	$60,100
College Station-Bryan, TX	50	$60,100
Tyler, TX	50	$60,100
Lubbock, TX	50	$60,100
Abilene, TX	50	$45,660
Amarillo, TX	50	$60,100
Wichita Falls, TX	40	$60,090
Sherman-Denison, TX	40	$60,100
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	40	$60,090
Texarkana, TX-AR	40	$45,500

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 Texas

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Texas Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Carriers	25,130
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	6,410

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.