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Postal Service Clerks Salary in Louisiana

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Postal Service Clerks in Louisiana is $63,210. BLS estimates approximately 1,100 people work in this occupation in Louisiana. Louisiana is 1.7% above the national median ($62,130).

Median salary
$63,210
Average salary
$62,410
Median hourly
$30.39
Employment
1,100

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$42,600$20.48
25th percentile$56,390$27.11
Median (50th)$63,210$30.39
75th percentile$75,030$36.07
90th percentile$76,360$36.71

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 0% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.57
Location quotient
1.2

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Louisiana’s regional price level is below the national average (index 88.207, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $71,661 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

73.3/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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