Postal Service Clerks in Washington

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

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

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

How Many Postal Service Clerks Work in Washington?

1,590 people worked as Postal Service Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,690 Postal Service Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Washington

Jobs for Postal Service Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 5.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -12.0%.

Washington Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 140 annual job openings, and a total of 1,770 jobs for Washington Postal Service Clerks in 2026.

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

What do Postal Service Clerks Make in Washington?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Clerks ranged from $35,770 to $61,330 with $46,630 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 $22.42.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.69 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.73.

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

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Top Washington 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
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	670	$60,090
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	400	$60,100
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	140	$47,490
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	60	$46,490
Yakima, WA	50	$46,070
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	50	$53,790
Bellingham, WA	50	$45,180
Kennewick-Richland, WA	40	$60,090
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40	$44,710
Wenatchee, WA	30	$46,620

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 Washington

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Washington Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Carriers	6,800
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	1,950

References

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

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