Postal Service Clerks in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$53,560
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$14,230
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,338
District of Columbia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in District of Columbia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$67,790
Kept after tax
$53,560
Worth in national money
$48,338
State rank
1
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- District of Columbia is one of the better-paying states for postal service clerks. The middle earner takes $67,790, which ranks 1 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 9.11% above the national middle.
- Against other work in District of Columbia, this sits in the middle: 239 of 390 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- District of Columbia is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $67,790 the take-home is $53,560; in national-average money that behaves like $48,338. The average lands at $66,740, below the middle of the range.
- District of Columbia ranks 1 of 51 states publishing a median for postal service clerks, at $67,790 — about 9.11% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Postal service clerks ranks 239 of 390 occupations in District of Columbia by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Take-home for postal service clerks in District of Columbia, on $67,790, is $53,560; deflated by the state's price level, $48,338. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $66,740 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Postal Service Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $56,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $67,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,360 |
| This salary | $67,790 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in District of Columbia | $53,560 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,520 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,825 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $63,946 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,043 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 111 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in District of Columbia earn less than $67,790. The published range is $56,390 up to $76,360, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In District of Columbia the take-home figure of $53,560, from $67,790, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 239 of 390 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of District of Columbia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $48,338, the adjusted value of that $67,790 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 239 of 390 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for postal service clerks in District of Columbia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $56,390 to $76,360. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for District of Columbia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $53,560 from $67,790. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 239 of 390 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for District of Columbia, so $48,338 — the adjusted value of that $67,790 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 239 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $56,390 at the tenth percentile, $76,360 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in District of Columbia run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $48,338 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and District of Columbia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $53,560 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($56,390 to $76,360) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to District of Columbia rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
District of Columbia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $48,338 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $53,560 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and District of Columbia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.