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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Salary in Jacksonville, FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service in Jacksonville, FL have a median annual salary of $43,080, with 170 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $31,350 at the 10th percentile to $92,280 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$43,080

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$20.71

Employment

170

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$31,350
10th
$36,870
25th
$43,080
Median
$52,270
75th
$92,280
90th

Local compared with national

Jacksonville, FL

$43,080

Median annual · 2025

United States

$39,280

Median annual · 2025

The Jacksonville, FL median is 9.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,800).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  7. 7.WritingImportance 2.9
  8. 8.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.9
  10. 10.Operation and ControlImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Email software
  • Financial accounting software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Postal Explorer
  • Recordkeeping software
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Add ink, fill paste reservoirs, and change machine ribbons when necessary.
  • Lift and unload containers of mail or parcels onto equipment for transportation to sortation stations.
  • Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing.
  • Clear jams in sortation equipment.
  • Place incoming or outgoing letters or packages into sacks or bins based on destination or type, and place identifying tags on sacks or bins.
  • Release packages or letters to customers upon presentation of written notices or other identification.
  • Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures.
  • Determine manner in which mail is to be sent, and prepare it for delivery to mailing facilities.
  • Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail, using carts as necessary.
  • Weigh packages or letters to determine postage needed, using weighing scales and rate charts.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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