The highest-paying states for correspondence clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of correspondence clerks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,810, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for correspondence clerks. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $49,280). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of correspondence clerks in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $60,810 |
$33,950 | 120 |
| 2 | Oregon | $49,280 |
$38,610 | 70 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $49,230 |
$38,030 | 50 |
| 4 | Colorado | $47,440 |
$31,290 | 40 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $46,980 |
$33,190 | 30 |
| 6 | Michigan | $46,940 |
$37,080 | 40 |
| 7 | Idaho | $46,480 |
$36,910 | 60 |
| 8 | Maryland | $45,170 |
$31,280 | 140 |
| 9 | Arizona | $44,610 |
$31,990 | 90 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $44,510 |
$37,290 | 40 |
| 11 | New York | $44,100 |
$30,000 | 470 |
| 12 | California | $41,230 |
$35,000 | 920 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $41,170 |
$32,060 | 40 |
| 14 | Mississippi | $41,000 |
$30,420 | 40 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $40,830 |
$33,710 | 40 |
| 16 | Nebraska | $40,570 |
$19,280 | 70 |
| 17 | Maine | $40,270 |
$36,880 | 60 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $39,680 |
$30,410 | 30 |
| 19 | Washington | $39,020 |
$33,500 | 40 |
| 20 | Texas | $39,000 |
$31,520 | 580 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $38,700 |
$27,030 | 70 |
| 22 | Kentucky | $38,360 |
$29,120 | 50 |
| 23 | Nevada | $37,590 |
$36,130 | 90 |
| 24 | Alabama | $37,570 |
$21,870 | 50 |
| 25 | Ohio | $37,570 |
$33,960 | 280 |
| 26 | Hawaii | $37,540 |
$31,830 | 30 |
| 27 | Virginia | $37,250 |
$28,810 | 260 |
| 28 | South Dakota | $36,890 |
$29,160 | 50 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $36,560 |
$25,240 | 50 |
| 30 | South Carolina | $36,540 |
$30,480 | 220 |
| 31 | Illinois | $36,470 |
$30,670 | 350 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $36,230 |
$30,620 | 70 |
| 33 | Louisiana | $36,180 |
$22,260 | 40 |
| 34 | Kansas | $35,990 |
$26,690 | 60 |
| 35 | Missouri | $35,460 |
$29,340 | 40 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $35,370 |
$18,730 | 210 |
| 37 | Georgia | $34,740 |
$31,850 | 410 |
| 38 | Florida | $34,320 |
$33,440 | 70 |
| 39 | Wyoming | $32,930 |
$26,850 | 40 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $32,790 |
$27,200 | 130 |
| 41 | Utah | $32,610 |
$23,540 | 40 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $31,790 |
$25,850 | 80 |
| 43 | Delaware | $30,540 |
$23,730 | 110 |
| 44 | Indiana | $29,780 |
$25,840 | 120 |
| 45 | Iowa | $29,410 |
$22,560 | 130 |
| 46 | North Dakota | $29,180 |
$24,770 | 60 |
| 47 | Montana | $26,200 |
$20,900 | 70 |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | $19,540 |
$16,560 | 0 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of correspondence clerks in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for correspondence clerks, Top paying jobs in America.