SOC 43-5051 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro

Postal Service Clerks Salary in Spokane, WA

The average salary for postal service clerks in Spokane, Washington is $61,760 a year ($29.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,050: half of the 130 people in this job in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($61,860).

$61,760average per year

$29.69 / hourMedian $61,050Take-home ≈ $51,804

  • $43K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $69K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

130people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
#7 of 9Washington metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Postal Service Clerks pay range in Spokane

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,030 or more. The middle half of postal service clerks in Spokane earn between $57,430 and $68,810.

  • $43K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $69K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,760$5,147$29.69
Median$61,050$5,088$29.35
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,430$4,786$27.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$68,810$5,734$33.08

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Postal Service Clerks pay in Spokane vs. Washington and the U.S.

Postal service clerks in Spokane earn about the same as the Washington average ($62,130) and about the same as the U.S. average ($61,860). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $62,130.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Spokane$61,760$61,050$42,600$75,030130
Washington$62,130$61,570$42,600$75,0301,460
United States$61,860$62,130$42,600$75,03073,720

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postal Service Clerks salary after taxes in Spokane

On the average salary of $61,760, a single filer in Spokane takes home about $51,804 a year, or $4,317 a month and $1,992 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Spokane a good place for postal service clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Spokane area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $61,760 buys what about $61,547 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Spokane ($54,660). A typical home costs $423,842, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postal Service Clerks salary in other Washington cities

Spokane ranks 7th of 9 Washington metro areas for this job; Yakima pays the most ($64,680).

All Postal Service Clerks salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for postal service clerks

Hattiesburg, MS pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,480).

Postal Service Clerks salary by city

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Postal Service Clerks salary in Spokane: questions

How much do postal service clerks make an hour in Spokane?

$29.69 an hour on average, and $29.35 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level postal service clerks salary in Spokane?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the postal service clerks take-home pay in Spokane?

About $51,804 a year ($4,317 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,760. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do postal service clerks earn more in Spokane than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($61,860).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5051; area Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (44060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.08, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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