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Postal Service Clerks Salary in Missouri

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Postal Service Clerks in Missouri is $59,970. BLS estimates approximately 1,780 people work in this occupation in Missouri. Missouri is 3.5% below the national median ($62,130).

Median salary
$59,970
Average salary
$58,840
Median hourly
$28.83
Employment
1,780

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$42,600$20.48
Median (50th)$59,970$28.83
75th percentile$69,510$33.42
90th percentile$75,030$36.07

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
0.607
Location quotient
1.28

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Missouri’s regional price level is below the national average (index 90.817, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $66,034 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

67.9/ 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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