Best Cities for Postal Service Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where postal service clerkss 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	West VirginiaState	1.17	$61,050	$72,506	16%
2	MississippiState	1.16	$61,050	$71,993	18%
3	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.16	$65,710	$72,050	22%
4	AlabamaState	1.14	$61,640	$70,769	19%
5	KentuckyState	1.14	$62,610	$70,746	18%
6	LouisianaState	1.13	$63,210	$70,155	20%
7	OhioState	1.12	$62,690	$69,347	20%
8	ArkansasState	1.11	$59,490	$68,934	18%
9	MichiganState	1.11	$63,650	$68,960	21%
10	TennesseeState	1.11	$63,210	$69,082	24%
11	IndianaState	1.10	$61,710	$68,188	20%
12	North CarolinaState	1.10	$64,290	$68,104	24%
13	South CarolinaState	1.10	$62,610	$68,054	24%
14	MissouriState	1.09	$59,970	$67,686	21%
15	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.09	$65,600	$67,490	29%
16	GeorgiaState	1.08	$62,610	$67,034	27%
17	IowaState	1.08	$59,970	$67,231	19%
18	KansasState	1.08	$60,530	$67,256	21%
19	OklahomaState	1.08	$59,490	$67,220	20%
20	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.07	$63,650	$66,441	28%
21	WisconsinState	1.06	$61,050	$66,143	21%
22	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.06	$63,650	$65,754	30%
23	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.06	$61,050	$66,000	23%
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.06	$60,530	$65,793	26%
25	NebraskaState	1.05	$59,490	$65,016	21%
26	New MexicoState	1.05	$59,970	$65,185	21%
27	TexasState	1.05	$62,610	$65,492	27%
28	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.05	$60,530	$65,226	25%
29	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.05	$62,610	$65,083	30%
30	South DakotaState	1.04	$58,470	$64,394	20%
31	WyomingState	1.04	$59,970	$64,484	20%
32	Columbus, OHMetro	1.04	$60,530	$64,738	26%
33	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.04	$63,650	$64,619	32%
34	IllinoisState	1.02	$61,710	$63,357	25%
35	IdahoState	1.01	$60,530	$62,725	24%
36	NevadaState	1.01	$62,610	$62,485	28%
37	PennsylvaniaState	1.01	$61,050	$62,938	25%
38	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.01	$62,610	$62,925	28%
39	MaineState	1.00	$62,130	$62,255	25%
40	MinnesotaState	1.00	$61,050	$62,296	25%
41	North DakotaState	1.00	$57,820	$62,441	20%
42	FloridaState	0.99	$62,610	$61,685	33%
43	Rhode IslandState	0.99	$61,570	$61,264	29%
44	ArizonaState	0.98	$61,710	$61,160	29%
45	DelawareState	0.98	$61,710	$61,099	26%
46	MontanaState	0.98	$58,470	$60,654	23%
47	UtahState	0.97	$60,530	$60,409	30%
48	VirginiaState	0.97	$62,610	$60,493	30%
49	VermontState	0.96	$61,050	$59,561	28%
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.96	$61,570	$59,488	31%
51	District of ColumbiaState	0.95	$67,790	$59,309	37%
52	New HampshireState	0.95	$62,610	$59,066	30%
53	New JerseyState	0.95	$64,290	$59,090	34%
54	OregonState	0.95	$60,530	$58,767	32%
55	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.95	$62,610	$59,178	32%
56	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.94	$63,650	$58,664	38%
57	CaliforniaState	0.93	$63,650	$57,498	43%
58	ConnecticutState	0.93	$62,130	$57,742	30%
59	HawaiiState	0.93	$63,650	$57,864	45%
60	MarylandState	0.93	$63,210	$57,885	32%
61	MassachusettsState	0.93	$62,610	$57,705	43%
62	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.93	$62,130	$57,635	35%
63	ColoradoState	0.92	$60,530	$57,429	37%
64	WashingtonState	0.92	$61,570	$57,381	37%
65	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$64,630	$57,296	37%
66	New YorkState	0.90	$62,690	$55,724	35%
67	AlaskaState	0.89	$57,820	$55,436	28%
68	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.89	$62,610	$55,163	49%
69	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.89	$63,210	$55,302	42%
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.88	$63,670	$54,652	43%
71	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.84	$62,610	$52,088	60%

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