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Postal Service Clerks Salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Postal Service Clerks in Hilton Head Island, SC have a median annual salary of $68,670, with 50 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $42,600 at the 10th percentile to $76,360 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

$68,670

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$33.02

Employment

50

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$42,600
10th
$58,470
25th
$68,670
Median
$75,030
75th
$76,360
90th

Local compared with national

Hilton Head Island, SC

$68,670

Median annual · 2025

United States

$62,130

Median annual · 2025

The Hilton Head Island, SC median is 10.5% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $6,540).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.4
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.3
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Service OrientationImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  9. 9.WritingImportance 2.9
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  11. 11.MathematicsImportance 2.8
  12. 12.CoordinationImportance 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

  • Budgeting software
  • Delivery operations information system DOIS
  • Electronic Time Clock ETC
  • Inventory tracking software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • NCR Advanced Store
  • Time and Attendance Collection System TACS

Common tasks

  • Register, certify, and insure letters and parcels.
  • Keep money drawers in order, and record and balance daily transactions.
  • Weigh letters and parcels, compute mailing costs based on type, weight, and destination, and affix correct postage.
  • Check mail to ensure correct postage and that packages and letters are in proper condition for mailing.
  • Sort incoming and outgoing mail, according to type and destination, by hand or by operating electronic mail-sorting and scanning devices.
  • Obtain signatures from recipients of registered or special delivery mail.
  • Answer questions regarding mail regulations and procedures, postage rates, and post office boxes.
  • Transport mail from one work station to another.
  • Sell and collect payment for products such as stamps, prepaid mail envelopes, and money orders.
  • Complete forms regarding changes of address, or theft or loss of mail, or for special services such as registered or priority mail.

Related careers

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

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