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Estimated employment350
Mean wage$24.76
Entry wage$18.79
10th percentile wage$17.02
50th percentile wage$28.81
90th percentile wage$29.43
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities33095.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities330$28.81
Postal Service Clerks (43-5051)
Perform any combination of tasks in a post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags according to State, address, or other scheme; and examine mail for correct postage.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$28.81 $20.35 $8.46
2017$28.47+1.2%$20.11+1.2%$8.36
2016$27.74+2.6%$19.59+2.6%$8.15
2015$26.90+3.1%$19.00+3.1%$7.90
2014$26.24+2.5%$18.53+2.5%$7.71
2013$25.73+2.0%$18.17+2.0%$7.55
2012$25.21+2.0%$17.81+2.0%$7.40
2011$24.78+1.7%$17.51+1.7%$7.28
2010$24.33+1.8%$17.19+1.8%$7.15
2009$23.95+1.6%$16.92+1.6%$7.03
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$28.81 $23.62 $5.19
2017$28.47+1.2%$23.37+1.1%$5.10
2016$27.74+2.6%$22.74+2.8%$5.00
2015$26.90+3.1%$22.22+2.3%$4.68
2014$26.24+2.5%$21.76+2.1%$4.48
2013$25.73+2.0%$21.29+2.2%$4.43
2012$25.21+2.0%$20.86+2.1%$4.35
2011$24.78+1.7%$20.51+1.7%$4.28
2010$24.33+1.8%$20.18+1.6%$4.15
2009$23.95+1.6%$19.84+1.7%$4.10
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stam.$28.82230
New Haven$28.82160
Danbury$28.8160
Hartford$28.81350
Norwich-NL$28.81110
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$28.81350
Bridgeport-Stam.$28.82230
New Haven$28.82160
Norwich-NL$28.81110
Danbury$28.8160
Wages in other areas
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