Postal Service Clerks pay in Texas
$62,180avg. a year
$29.90 an hour · 4,900 employed
Postal Service Clerks in Texas earn an average of $62,180 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $61,860. The best-paying metro area is Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX at $65,000.
$62,610Median pay
$29.90Average hourly
+20%Avg. pay since 2020
#19Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Texas metro areas
Average pay for postal service clerks by metro area. Swipe to see all 20.
1830 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$65,000
$31.25 an hour
290 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$64,940
$31.22 an hour
31,120 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$64,180
$30.86 an hour
470 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$63,950
$30.74 an hour
540 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$63,710
$30.63 an hour
6110 jobs
El Paso, TX
$63,250
$30.41 an hour
740 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$63,110
$30.34 an hour
870 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$62,510
$30.05 an hour
980 jobs
Longview, TX
$62,160
$29.88 an hour
1080 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$62,120
$29.86 an hour
1160 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$62,100
$29.86 an hour
1260 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$62,020
$29.82 an hour
1350 jobs
Abilene, TX
$61,860
$29.74 an hour
1450 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$61,690
$29.66 an hour
1540 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$60,900
$29.28 an hour
1680 jobs
Waco, TX
$60,860
$29.26 an hour
17340 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$60,210
$28.95 an hour
1830 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$60,130
$28.91 an hour
19330 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$60,010
$28.85 an hour
2050 jobs
Tyler, TX
$59,840
$28.77 an hour
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Postal Service Clerks pay in Texas, charted
Pay over time
Texas, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Texas postal service clerks work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Texas vs. neighbors
Average pay, May 2025
| Area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $61,860 | $29.74 |
| Texas | $62,180 | $29.90 |
| Louisiana | $62,410 | $30.01 |
| New Mexico | $59,580 | $28.64 |
| Oklahoma | $58,870 | $28.30 |
| Arkansas | $58,070 | $27.92 |
Related jobs in Texas
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,760
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,780
- Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,050
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,770
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,240
- Public Safety Telecommunicators$51,580
Average pay, Texas, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do postal service clerks make in Texas?
The average is $62,180 a year, and the median is $62,610. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $61,860.
What is the hourly wage in Texas?
$29.90 an hour on average; the median is $30.10.
Where in Texas do they earn the most?
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ($65,000), followed by McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ($64,940). The lowest average among 20 metro areas with data is Tyler, TX ($59,840).
How does Texas rank?
Texas ranks #19 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-5051. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national postal service clerks page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.