Best Cities for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Services

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal services get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	MinnesotaState	1.16	$44,840	$45,755	34%
2	MassachusettsState	1.15	$48,860	$45,032	55%
3	UtahState	1.15	$45,150	$45,060	40%
4	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.15	$44,840	$45,065	40%
5	MaineState	1.14	$44,780	$44,870	35%
6	VermontState	1.13	$45,380	$44,273	38%
7	ArkansasState	1.12	$37,940	$43,963	28%
8	NebraskaState	1.12	$40,080	$43,803	31%
9	New MexicoState	1.11	$40,080	$43,565	31%
10	District of ColumbiaState	1.10	$49,240	$43,080	51%
11	MissouriState	1.10	$38,110	$43,014	33%
12	WashingtonState	1.10	$46,380	$43,225	49%
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.10	$49,270	$43,106	54%
14	KentuckyState	1.09	$37,890	$42,814	30%
15	IndianaState	1.08	$38,490	$42,530	33%
16	OhioState	1.08	$38,470	$42,555	33%
17	Columbus, OHMetro	1.08	$39,680	$42,439	39%
18	OregonState	1.07	$43,450	$42,184	44%
19	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.07	$47,500	$41,850	65%
20	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.07	$39,060	$42,091	39%
21	AlabamaState	1.06	$36,190	$41,550	32%
22	OklahomaState	1.06	$36,680	$41,446	32%
23	West VirginiaState	1.06	$35,140	$41,734	29%
24	ColoradoState	1.05	$43,430	$41,205	51%
25	IdahoState	1.05	$39,890	$41,337	36%
26	North DakotaState	1.05	$38,120	$41,166	31%
27	South DakotaState	1.05	$37,580	$41,388	31%
28	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.05	$44,280	$41,076	49%
29	ConnecticutState	1.04	$43,970	$40,864	43%
30	WisconsinState	1.04	$37,730	$40,878	35%
31	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$39,000	$40,710	46%
32	MississippiState	1.03	$34,350	$40,507	31%
33	MontanaState	1.03	$38,880	$40,332	35%
34	NevadaState	1.03	$40,520	$40,439	43%
35	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.03	$43,000	$40,643	47%
36	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.03	$36,900	$40,461	40%
37	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.03	$39,740	$40,345	52%
38	CaliforniaState	1.02	$44,410	$40,117	61%
39	IowaState	1.02	$35,610	$39,922	32%
40	KansasState	1.02	$36,020	$40,022	34%
41	MichiganState	1.02	$36,900	$39,978	36%
42	New JerseyState	1.02	$43,700	$40,165	49%
43	North CarolinaState	1.02	$37,830	$40,074	41%
44	South CarolinaState	1.02	$36,780	$39,978	41%
45	TexasState	1.02	$38,470	$40,241	43%
46	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.02	$36,870	$40,076	42%
47	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.02	$48,050	$39,975	78%
48	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$38,630	$39,743	49%
49	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.01	$36,660	$39,632	39%
50	IllinoisState	1.00	$38,190	$39,209	41%
51	PennsylvaniaState	1.00	$37,980	$39,155	41%
52	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.00	$38,100	$39,360	51%
53	FloridaState	0.99	$39,300	$38,719	53%
54	New HampshireState	0.99	$41,060	$38,736	46%
55	TennesseeState	0.99	$35,610	$38,918	42%
56	GeorgiaState	0.98	$36,110	$38,662	47%
57	LouisianaState	0.98	$34,860	$38,690	36%
58	ArizonaState	0.97	$38,260	$37,919	47%
59	Rhode IslandState	0.97	$38,330	$38,139	47%
60	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.97	$36,670	$38,119	51%
61	New YorkState	0.95	$42,020	$37,351	53%
62	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.95	$43,540	$37,373	62%
63	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$38,520	$37,217	50%
64	MarylandState	0.94	$40,280	$36,886	50%
65	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.94	$41,760	$37,021	57%
66	DelawareState	0.92	$36,450	$36,089	45%
67	VirginiaState	0.90	$36,780	$35,536	51%
68	WyomingState	0.90	$32,940	$35,419	36%
69	HawaiiState	0.89	$38,270	$34,791	75%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).